The Gospel of Mark 4:26-29 works to help us understand how this finite 'skin & bones' of our natural life is converted and continues to become eternal. It helps us better understand God's Kingdom as Jesus says, " The Kingdom of God is as if someone scattered seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how................" My understanding of this is that Jesus is using a mystery of nature; that which results from the scattering of seed that grows out of the dirt into something useful and wonderful to be harvested. This is to show us how the miracle of our creation, our birth and life is also a beautiful mystery. However with God's children, the nourishment of growth is through God's Love and Grace not rain and sunshine. His Love and Grace is the Word He has given us through the Gospel. By partaking of this 'spiritual rain and sunshine', we grow in Him with our brothers and sisters in seeking His Will in all that we do. This brings us to the harvest, which is our moving on from this natural life that was the beginning of His Kingdom for us, to eternal life in His presence.
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