Our Gospel today continues Matthew’s use of parables to
teach us. In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers three parables to describe the
Kingdom of Heaven. He also explains why he speaks to the crowds in parables and
interprets the parable of the sower for the disciples.
All three parables use commonplace experiences to describe
aspects of the Kingdom of Heaven. The first parable is longer and more detailed
than the next two, and it alerts us to the two-fold reality of the Kingdom of
Heaven. The beginnings of the Kingdom of Heaven can be found in this world.
The second and third parables call to our attention the
abundance that will result from the small beginnings of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Just as a mustard seed—the smallest of all seeds—will become a large bush, so
too God will bring his Kingdom to full bloom. As a small amount of yeast will
leaven the entire batch of bread, so too God will bring about the expansion of
his Kingdom. In each case the image is of the superabundance that God brings
out of even the smallest of signs of the Kingdom.
These three parables encourage us to look for our loving
God in the small things not only in grand experiences. We are invited to look for God in all things
even the smallest ones. Our God can work
wonders in all things. Let us live with
the eyes of faith that with God’s help we will see great wonders.
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