Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43: The Wheat & the Weeds

The folks of Jesus' day expected the Kingdom to come suddenly and explosively. Jesus says the kingdom is more like a seed, than like a bomb. It comes slowly and subtly, but surely. And along the way, the kingdom is mixed-up and messy. This is what the parable of the wheat and the weeds is all about. He/She who has ears, let them hear. . .