parable of the sower
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Some of Jesus’s most important teachings come in recognizable examples such as weeds and wheat. Distinctions which can also distort.
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The parable of the sower can feel like perfectionism: Goldilocks meets self-help. It isn’t about making ourselves ideal. It’s about becoming whole.
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Jesus creates distance to amplify and protect. This shouldn’t lead us to think Jesus is playing it safe, but that he has something to say.
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In telling a parable about seeds and soil, Jesus invites us to transform our vision of the world from permanent division to open possibility.