Pathway, Rocky, Thorn and Rich

Last Friday (July 27) I did go to church to hear mass and I was kinda touch with the gospel of the parable of the sower. The gospel was taken from the book of Mt. 13:18-23

Jesus said to his disciples:
"Hear the parable of the sower. The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the Kingdom without understanding it, and the Evil One comes and steals away was was sown in his heart.

The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy. But he has no root and lasts only for a time. When some tribulation or prosecution comes because of the word, he immediately falls away.

The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then wordly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.

But the seed sown on the rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold."

The priest then site on examples

1. Pathway - are those people who listen/hears the word of God but they choose to take for granted by letting it pass to the other ears end
2. Rocky ground - are those people who listen/hears the word of God and recognize it with joy and praise God. But when trails comes in life, they try to asked God why they have to sacrifice and chooses not to listen/hears the word of God anymore
3. Thorns - are those people who listen/hears the word of God, but they are over attach in materialistic things in this world, that would cause to bargain spending time with God
4. Rich soil - are those people who listen/hears the word of God, even trials were given they still remain faithful to God and have the perseverance to listen/hear the word of God

Reflecting on the gospel made me realized that I've gone through the three types of seed to be sown: pathway, rocky ground and thorns. I find the rich soil as a daily struggle to have the perseverance to be constantly faithful to God.