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The Sower
The same seed, four kinds of soil, four kinds of heart. (Matthew 13:1-23, King James Version (public domain))
A farmer scattered seed. Some fell on the path and was eaten, some on rocky ground and withered, some among thorns and was choked, and some on good soil and bore a great harvest.
What it means
The seed is the word of God; the soils are the states of a heart that hears it. Jesus is honest that not every hearing takes root, and He invites us to become good soil: to hear, hold, and let the word bear fruit through trouble and time.
Read it and go deeper
Read The Sower in full in Matthew 13:1-23 on The Living Bread, ask Simon anything you wonder about, and let it shape how you pray and live. You are welcome exactly as you are.