tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736427810720155529.post6846432428721445150..comments2023-08-09T07:48:53.962-04:00Comments on Bear Witness to the Light: If Today You Hear His Voice, Harden Not Your Hearts.Fr. John L. Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167510362871783781noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736427810720155529.post-20712148297345030702010-10-03T07:03:09.900-04:002010-10-03T07:03:09.900-04:00'faith the size of a mustard seed'
How do...'faith the size of a mustard seed'<br /><br />How does a mustard seed know to grow into an adult plant? Even today I don't expect a scientist could take the seed of a tree and, without knowing what the adult form looks like, predict from its DNA what it will eventually look like. The seed has been given a knowledge of itself that it doesn't even know it has. The seed does not have to worry about growing into a proper tree. Maybe we shouldn't worry too much about how great our faith is (or isn't) - we can have faith in the faith we have been given. It will be enough.<br /><br />The adult plant does not expect to be praised for growing from a seed (although gardeners often will praise their plants!). It just grows up and bears fruit. <br /><br />Far from expecting praise, I often feel a failure about the whole spiritual 'bearing fruit' thing. But perhaps it may happen after all in a way I'll never understand. I certainly hope so!!Sarah in the tenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680566205364331756noreply@blogger.com