The Parable of the Sower
Once there was a man who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some of it fell on the rocky ground, where there was little soil. The seed soon sprouted, because the wasn't deep. Then, when the sun came up, it burned the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up. Some of the seeds fell among thorn bushes, which grew up, and choked the plants, and they didn't bear again. But some seeds fell in good soil, and the plants sprouted, grew and bore grain: some have thirty, other sixty, and others one hundred.
Explanation:
The sower sows God's message. Some people are like the seeds that fall along the path; As soon as they hear the message, Satan comes and take it away. Other people are like the seeds that fall on rocky grounds. As soon as they hear the message, they receive it gladly. But it does not sink deep into them and they don't last long. So when trouble and persecution comes because of the message, they give up at once. Other people are like the seeds sown among the thorn bushes. These are the ones who hear the message, but the worries about this life, the love for riches, and all other kinds of desires crowd in and choked the message, and they don't bear fruit. But other people are like seeds grown in good soil. They hear the message, accept it, and bear fruit; some thirty, some sixty and some one hundred.Mark 4: 1-9; 4: 13-20
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