As I listen to Jesus explain the parable, lately I've been amazed at the vast amounts of seed the sower throws. A good sower knows their soil -- they know where the rocky soil is, they know the path, they know the thorns. They are not surprised that there is soil that is less proficient than others. But the seed ends up there anyway -- the sower does not throw seed dependent on the soil, but the sower throws seed freely, so that all may receive, no matter how poorly receptive some soil may seem to be. Who knows what might happen there? I've seen plenty of trees and weeds grow through cracks that wouldn't seem capable of nourishing plant life, but there they are, and nature prevails as a determined force.
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