Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

The neighbor behind our house has nice flower gardens, full of color. We were envious. Because at our house, we plat flowers like that and the deer come and eat them. So we asked her how she did it. She said she didn't -- she just planted more than they could eat! The parable we heard today is kind of like that. The man in the parable sows enough seed to get a harvest -- because he knows that not all his seed is going to produce. It's a simple story, really. But as often with parables, sometimes the point is still missed. Truth is, the human heart, by nature, by birth, because of sin, is a terribly hostile place for the Word of God. And yet... some of that seed does grow and produce a harvest.