God Sees What We Cannot

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

In today’s Gospel, Jesus explains the Parable of the Weeds. At first, it seems like a simple story about farming. A farmer plants good seed, but during the night an enemy secretly plants weeds among the wheat. When the workers notice the weeds, they immediately ask, “Should we pull them out?” Surprisingly, the farmer says, “No. Let both grow together until the harvest.” Jesus later explains that the field is the world, the good seed represents those who belong to God’s Kingdom, the weeds represent the influence of evil, the enemy is the devil, and the harvest is the end of time. Jesus is teaching us something very important: God is patient because He sees what we cannot.

If we are honest, we like quick solutions. When we see evil, injustice, or people making bad choices, we want God to act immediately. We ask, “Why doesn’t God stop this?” “Why doesn’t He remove evil from the world?” Jesus does not deny that evil exists. Instead, He tells us that God allows time – not because He is weak or uncaring, but because He is merciful. A weed and a young stalk of wheat can look very similar. If the workers pull too quickly, they might destroy the wheat along with the weeds. God’s patience is not indifference; it is love giving people the chance to repent and be saved.

This Gospel also teaches us something about ourselves. It is easy to identify the weeds in other people’s lives, but much harder to notice what needs to change in our own hearts. Every one of us has moments when we choose selfishness instead of love, pride instead of humility, or anger instead of forgiveness. Yet God does not give up on us. Every Confession, every Mass, every prayer is another opportunity for His grace to help us become the wheat He planted us to be.

There is another beautiful lesson here. Jesus never says the weeds will have the final word. The story ends with the harvest, where good triumphs over evil. Sometimes it feels as though darkness is winning – in our families, our communities, or even in our own hearts. But the Resurrection of Jesus reminds us that God always has the final victory. Evil is real, but it is not eternal. Sin is powerful, but God’s mercy is greater. The Cross looked like defeat on Good Friday, yet it became the greatest victory the world has ever known.

So today, Jesus invites us to trust His timing instead of demanding our own. He asks us to stop judging hearts that only He can truly see, to be patient with others as He has been patient with us, and to keep growing in holiness while there is still time. The question is not, “Why are there weeds in the field?” The better question is, “Am I allowing Christ to make me fruitful?”

Prayer: Lord Jesus, Help me to trust Your timing, even when I do not understand it. Give me the humility to focus on my own conversion before judging others. Remove whatever keeps me from becoming the person You created me to be. May Your grace help me grow each day, so that my life may bear good fruit and one day shine in Your Kingdom. Amen.

– Homily by Rev Fr Patrick Agbeko