The secret of juggling is not in catching, but in throwing…

Jesus painted pictures about the kingdom of God.  The truth was too subversive to put in plain speech.  If the people understood, then they knew what to do.  It’s the same for us.  Mark chapter 4 has parables about plants growing.  What do they have in common?  The seed has to be sown.  If it’s not, then nothing will happen.  If it is, then what may follow could be beyond our wildest dreams.  Are we prepared to trust that what God has for us is more than we can know?  Or will we believe that we are limited by our political and economic systems?