Gospel for July 19 2026 – Matthew 13:24–43
Gospel Reflections for July 19 2026
Making sense of a crazy world!
Every week it seems there is a new political battle or world crisis. How would Jesus talk about these events?
Today’s Gospel presents a troubled world with the image of a field in which grow both life-affirming wheat and life-threatening weeds …and both growing together at the same time!
While Jesus would prefer only wheat in His field, He recognizes that the devil has come and planted weeds as well. His field is mixed with both good and bad crops.
This image means that your world is not a place of only bad news or only good news. Your world is a mixed place with stories of extraordinary goodness, personal heroism, and remarkable saintliness, right alongside stories of extraordinary selfishness, evil motives, and bad behavior. No reason to be shocked at this.
Honesty simply demands that we open our eyes and see the truth of what is actually going on, and that includes both the good and bad things happening at the same time.
But then Jesus adds an even more important message. He reveals what your response should be while living in this crazy mixed-up world …and it is very helpful!
Whenever you encounter bad people …never let their lack of faith, hope, and love change your faith, hope, and love! Nourish and safeguard the faith you have no matter what other people may do.
If you are an example of wheat then continue to live that way, even if weed people are all around you. After all, if you have faith and love in your own heart …why would you let anyone who does not have faith and love change you? You should be affecting them, not the other way around!
Facing bad people also helps you develop virtues like courage, justice, and wisdom. That also can happen if you ask for Our Lord’s help that He offers you at every Mass. Then you will never become discouraged but always feel encouraged instead. You will never feel alone and also rejoice in the communion of saints in heaven who constantly intercede for you and are on your side.
You live in a very big world that was designed by God in His wisdom to have both wheat and weeds living alongside each other.
Make sure that everyone knows just which one you are!
God Bless!
Fr. Dave
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