Parables of the Kingdom

Jesus' parables highlight values like patience, tolerance, receptivity, and humility.

As descriptions of life in the kingdom, especially when approached in a season of Lenten reflection, they challenge us to mold our earthly lives to reflect our hopes for the future. In the parable of the sower, Jesus outlines the qualifications for participation in his work by comparing the way people hear and respond to his message to the way different soil receives seed and bears fruit. How we receive the...