Parable of the Growing Seed

thumb|The Parable of the Growing Seed The Parable of the Growing Seed (also called the Seed Growing Secretly) is a parable of Jesus in the New Testament. It is a parable about growth in the Kingdom of God. It follows the Parable of the Sower and the Lamp under a bushel, and precedes the Parable of the Mustard Seed. Quotes about Bible He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.” Gospel of Mark 4:26-29 NIV. Others A man sowed seed in his field. This man knows what he wants, what he should expect and hope for. He holds the seed in his hand, he knows more or less what it looks like, without being able to say what will come from each individual grain. And he must drop the grains and entrust them to the earth, to the darkness, in order to see his hopes fulfilled. He must entrust their growth to God. God only wants him to sow, to perform an act about which he knows something, but certainly not everything. [...] Whether he tends to it, watches it or sleeps, the seed grows. It is like the Word of God becoming man: the Lord utters it, men gather it, it becomes suitable for the kingdom, so that it can return to the Father and the Father recognises it. A word that perhaps lies silent in a man and suddenly matures, so that it already contains within itself the fruits of action. Adrienne von Speyr, Le parabole del Signore (Gleichnisse des Herrn, 1966), translation into Italian by Giuseppe Reguzzoni, Jaca Book, Milano, 2008, pp. 129-130. ISBN 978-88-16-30459-8. A short parable, made up of a few words, like a tiny seed that nevertheless contains within itself infinite life. It is sown and makes the soil capable of the world, bearing fruit in eternal life. It has the patience to wait until everything is ripe and the sickle can be put to the harvest. Adrienne von Speyr, Le parabole del Signore (Gleichnisse des Herrn, 1966), translation into Italian by Giuseppe Reguzzoni, Jaca Book, Milano, 2008, pp. 131. ISBN 978-88-16-30459-8. External links Category:Parables of Jesus