"The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the Kingdom
without understanding it,
and the evil one comes and steals away
what was sown in his heart.
The seed sown on rocky ground
is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy.
But he has no root and lasts only for a time.
When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word,
he immediately falls away.
The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word,
but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word
and it bears no fruit. But the seed sown on rich soil
is the one who hears the word and understands it,
who indeed bears fruit.”
Matthew 13:18-23
"The Lord requires you to act justly, and to love kindness and mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."
Micah 6:8
"Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot bear to hear my words. You are from your father, the devil, and you willfully carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and he does not stand with the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks in accord with his nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies."
John 8:43-44
"Why do you dwell on the splinter in your brother's eye, while failing to see the plank in your own?"
Luke 6:41
How many are eager to rant about the splinters of weakness, addiction, and foolishness in others, and to ignore the planks of greed and hatred and scandalous provocations to anger in their own.
If you have strangled the seed of love in your hearts, you no longer serve the Lord.
You have chosen the door of justice for others, and thereby chosen it as a measure for yourself, rather than the door of His mercy.
Stocks bounced back, after the hammering they had taken yesterday.
Wash, rinse, repeat.
Gold and silver bounced back as well.
The Dollar gave back some of its recent gains.
Non-Farm Payrolls report coming up next Friday.
Have a pleasant weekend.
