Thank you to everyone who joined in our monthly Covenant Night tonight! We listened to the parable of the sower and the grain, and reflected on how we can be ready to receive God's words:

He said: “A sower went out to sow.  As he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up.  Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where there was little soil. They sprouted quickly, since the soil had very little depth, but when the sun rose, they were scorched, and since they lacked roots, they withered away.  Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. But some seeds fell on rich soil and produced a crop—some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.  He who has ears, let him hear!”  
 - Matthew 13: 3-9

In his book Stumbling Blocks and Steeping Stones: Spiritual Answers to Psychological Questions Fr. Benedict Groeschel lists six things that people do that leave them ill-prepared to accept God’s gift of faith fully. The six attitudes are secularism, silly religion, simony, immature faith, doubts, and arrogance of intellect.

If you missed the evening, and the discussion, please take a few moments to read these scriptures and reflect on the questions in the attached PDF. And please plan to join us in September!

1. Click here to download the Scripture Reading
2. Click here to download the Reflection