26/08/2026
Last Sunday we looked at the parable of the sower/soils/seeds, which comes after Luke’s account of Jesus going from town to village, proclaiming and (bringing / demonstrating) the kingdom of God. Luke also framed the parable with stories of the healing of women. The first group of women were named because they were well known in the early church; they continue to ‘minister’. The parable invites us to join Jesus and these women in scattering seeds of the kingdom of God in all places, and, like Jesus, to embody the kingdom by caring for the poor and the oppressed (’possessed’ by oppressive culture, tradition, and empire) so that seeds may germinate and grow a hundredfold… We are entrusted with seed to sow and are called to be faithful stewards of God’s manifold grace. When good seed finds good soil, an abundant harvest awaits!
This Sunday, our text is Ecclesiastes chapter 3, which is also very well known. It invites us to discern the time and season we are in. Knowing which season we are in is another key to faithful stewardship.