The Wheat and Tares

First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning;

but gather the wheat into my barn.

(Matthew 13:30)

The householder in today's Gospel passage shows no anxiety and distress at the presence of the weeds in his field.  Although his slaves want to go out and remove them as they began to appear, the householder is more prudent and realizes that the tender young plants may likely suffer harm as well.  The seed is good, the soil is good.  Allowing the weeds to grow along side the wheat will not harm it.  Patience will bring in a good harvest.

For me, the householder represents Christ.  He sows His Word and His Love in our hearts, but we allow "weeds" to grow there just as much as we allow what God has planted to grow. 

By approaching Christ each day in our examination of conscious and in the Sacrament of Reconciliation we bundle those weeds together for the fire.  Christ, like the household, is patient and waits for the harvest and helps us destroy the weeds that hold us back for fully loving Him.