The texts of today's liturgy present two parables that highlight a characteristic of the Kingdom of God: its gradual growth that, like a mustard seed, reaches significant dimensions to the point of offering refuge to the birds of the sky. "It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden, and it grew until it became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches," the reading expresses.
These parables invite us to have faith in the developmental potential contained in the seed of the Kingdom of God, fostering patience, strength, and hope. Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to a grain of wheat that, when falling to the ground and dying, produces a great harvest. Likewise, He mentions that it is like yeast that, when placed in flour, ferments the whole dough, symbolizing the transformative capacity of faith.
Thus, the importance of waiting for the sown seed, along with divine grace and human collaboration, to gradually grow in good soil to flourish is highlighted. Yeast, when fermenting the whole dough, illustrates how the Kingdom of God expands. It is essential that these values of waiting and transformation are rooted in those who dedicate themselves to spreading the message of the Kingdom.
In the teachings of Jesus Christ, it is emphasized that the seed of the Kingdom, represented both by the Word and by the Eucharist, is sown in each individual through communion. These virtues of faith, patience, and hope are essential in the work of spreading the Word of God, as illustrated by the concept of the "remnant of Israel," that group which, according to the Old Testament, must save and ferment the entire community.
