Pulling up the weeds

The USCCB on line New American Bible contains a footnote for the text from the Gospel of Matthew in the Roman Catholic Lectionary for today. It informs us that the darnel which is the weed in its early stages looks like wheat. We understand that the Covenant which is marked in blood by Moses in the text from Exodus is for the long haul. So often we jump to conclusions which prove to be rash misjudgements. It is reported on twitter that Fox News originally blamed the slaughter in Norway on Islamic extremists. We look within and too often we confuse the weeds and the wheat. The role of the weeds in our being is often not ours to know. We can however reflect on how the weeds in our past have been redeemed by creating a deeper intimacy through mercy, empathy or action in relationship with the Divine. Our growth is one with our weeds. The Creator offers the insight to us to let the weeds be markers and testimony of our growth. The judgement of our good and evil parts is only accurate in the eyes of our Creator. We need to move without the imperfect judgement which may stunt our growth.