Food for thought: (Bulletin 19 Jul 2026), Gospel: Mt 13: 24-43

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Food for Thought & Bulletin

(19 Jul 2026)

“Like Nothing We Would Expect “ 

The Kingdom of God is a living thing constantly growing, expanding and welcoming all kinds of people. Most of us have experienced the truths of the Kingdom in the parish in which we have grown up. Many of us have experienced change and growth - not in doctrine but in form and ritual. We have also experienced the struggle and the pain of growth. We sometimes find change uncomfortable, disillusioning and fearsome.  We can sometimes be overcome by the evil that surrounds us in this world.  And it is always tempting to avoid this struggle by retreating into our own safe, secure and like-minded communities.

The lesson that Jesus teaches is simple but inescapable: the presence and the love of our God is something very near. We feel it and are touched by it in the ordinary events, people and places of every day. These may not often be the kind where we would rather meet our God. He is often uncomfortably near us in situations and persons where we would prefer not to see Him, or in voices that we would prefer not to hear. But that is precisely the challenge of the authentic love of God. We are challenged to be Christ for others and to reflect the nearness of the Kingdom.