The Parable of the Sower is undoubtedly one of Jesus' best-known and most profound teachings. Recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, this story uses an everyday agricultural scene of the time to reveal a spiritual truth about how people receive the message of truth.
The crucial lesson this teaching presents to our children is: What kind of soil are we offering to God? We live in a world full of "noise and thorns" that try to distract us, and of hardened paths. Working on our inner selves, clearing away the stones of pride and uprooting the thorns of anxiety is a daily task to make our lives that fertile ground that flourishes and gives life to others.
Matthew 13:9 says, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." Jesus utters this phrase at the conclusion of the Parable of the Sower. Its main meaning is a call to deep reflection; it is an invitation for each person to pay careful attention.
