Yielding to The Way: Finding Meaning and Yielding a Harvest

Greetings on this the Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings: JER 3:14-17; JER 31:10, 11-12ABCD, 13; MT 13:18-23

Yield

Has two meanings.

• The first is to produce an outcome.
• The second is to give way to another argument, demand or pressure.

Summary

In our readings today, in particular the prophet Jeremiah, we discover the yield-yield paradox.

1. Return, rebellious children, says the LORD, for I am your Master.
2. Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion, they shall come streaming to the LORD’s blessings: The grain, the wine, and the oil, the sheep and the oxen.

All the striving we can muster, all the effort, all the planning and coniving yields nothing in comparison to the yielding of our person to The Way.

Reflection

In our gospel portion today, Jesus describes the parable of The Explanation of the Parable of the Sower. For the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.

Personal Reflection

We pause to reflect.

1. What do I hear?
2. What do I understand?

and, #3, how does it change my yielding?

Dissatisfaction in life has many roots. A blog I follow that describes the situation well. I put a blog button below to test blog buttons. It’s the blob post that is perfect for today.

Intelligence without love makes you perverse
The justice without love, makes you implacable
Diplomacy without love, makes you a hypocrite
Success without love, makes you arrogant
Wealth without love, makes you greedy
The docility without love makes you servile
Poverty without love Or makes proud
Beauty without love, makes you ridiculous
The truth without love, makes you hurtful
Authority without love, makes you tyrant
Work without love, makes you a slave
Simplicity without love makes you indifferent
The law without love makes you a dictator
Politics without love makes you egomaniac
Faith without love, makes you fanatic
Coexistence without love becomes torture
And life without love has no meaning."
Credits to its author, taken from the web.

Redference: https://pkmundo.wordpress.com/2024/07/26/life-without-love-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-ing-esp/

Yield to love. Love the yield.

Sacred Readings

Full link: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072624.cfm

First Reading

They will walk no longer in their hardhearted wickedness.

Responsorial

The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock.

Then the virgins shall make merry and dance,
and young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning into joy,
I will console and gladden them after their sorrows.

Gospel Acclamation

Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart and yield a harvest through perseverance.

Gospel

Jesus said to his disciples: “Hear the parable of the sower.

But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.

Peace be with you,
Deacon Gerry