I read recently the phrase — “Weeds among the wheat.” The phrase comes from the parable about an enemy sowing weeds amongst the wheat. One bible commentator explains its meaning to say that God allows good and evil to coexist until the close of human history. (Matthew 13.24-30). Jesus later explains it later on in the chapter, Matthew 13:36-43, in much the same way.
In what I was reading, the author used the phrase “weeds” to describe the homeless, the veterans disabled and wandering the streets, the millions of former prisoners who can’t find a job, the children of single mothers who wander the streets while their mother goes from job to job to put food on her family’s table. The author has it all wrong.
The people he describes are not weeds, but instead represent bread for our soul. Our Lent is a journey toward God, he places treasure along our path — found in those who others would pluck out of view and discard.
As you walk down the Lenten path be careful not to pass by the treasure thinking it has no value. Don’t be fooled by the temporary flowers of wealth and fine possessions. In the author’s “weeds” we find a beauty that will last forever.
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