A Grain of Wheat
I recently had a questioned posed to me about a parable of Jesus. It pertains to the recent readings and discussions in the Church so I would like to share what I wrote in my response. "Amen, Amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat fall to the ground and dies, it remains a grain of wheat; but if dies, it produces much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me." (John 12:24-26) What is being spoken about in this parable is death to the world. Additionally, it is speaking about the impending death of Jesus on the cross, but it is also a lesson to us about how to live our lives. We must be like grains of wheat. If a grain of wheat does not fall to the ground and die, nothing happens. It is worth nothing. It has not fulfilled its purpose. Like the grain of wheat, we must die to the w...