Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, February 6th, 2022

 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, February 6th, 2022

" Let both grow together until the harvest"  (St. Matthew, Chapter 13)

In this Thirteenth Chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew, we read about the time in which Our Blessed Saviour told the parable of the man who planted the harvest of wheat in his field.  And yet Our Lord tells us that after the wheat had been planted, the man's "enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way" (St. Matthew 13:25)   When it was discovered that the tares were growing together with the wheat, the servants asked the man if they should go and gather up all the tares which were growing with the wheat.  The man responded that if they did that they would also tear up the wheat that was growing there as well.  Wait until harvest time, said the man to his servants, and both will be gathered up: the tares will be taken to burn and the wheat will be taken into the barn.

Many people wonder why bad things happen in life along with the good things which happen in life.  Man has been asking this question since the world was created, I am quite sure.  Obviously, God does not wish bad things upon His children.  But at the same time, we know that life is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination.  Bad things will happen in life, unfortunately.  Just like the tares and the wheat grew together in the parable which Our Lord told, so too will good things and bad things happen during our lifetime.  As Christians, we are called to make a choice between good and bad.  God has granted His children a certain sense of freedom to choose in life.  Similar to the parable, the enemy will plant bad things in our life as well.  As a result, in our lifetime we will experience good things and we will experience bad things as well.  How will we respond to the bad things in life?  Will we give up or give in?  Will we learn from our bad experiences and grow stronger as a result?  The key is to always have God close by no matter what.  Stay close to the Cross of Christ and always do everything with Our Blessed Saiour in mind!  

St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.