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Gospel Reading - The growth of the kingdom

²⁶“Here is another story illustrating what the Kingdom of God is like:

“A farmer sowed his field ²⁷and went away, and as the days went by, the seeds grew and grew without his help. ²⁸For the soil made the seeds grow. First a leaf blade pushed through, and later the heads of wheat formed, and finally the grain ripened, ²⁹and then the farmer came at once with his sickle and harvested it.”

³⁰Jesus asked, “How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story shall I use to illustrate it? ^31-32It is like a tiny mustard seed! Though this is one of the smallest of seeds, yet it grows to become one of the largest of plants, with long branches where birds can build their nests and be sheltered.”