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A Note From

Rev. Joe Koyickal

God’s Patience and Tolerance

In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus tells the parable of the wheat and the weeds. At first, the servants want to pull out the weeds immediately, but the owner tells them to wait until the harvest. Through this simple story, Jesus reveals something beautiful about the heart of God: God is patient.

God sees everything, the good and the bad, our strengths and our weaknesses. Yet He does not give up on us. Instead, He gives us time to grow, to change, and to return to Him. God has the bigger picture. His desire is not to condemn but to save. His mercy is always greater than our failures, and His love never stops reaching out to us. This indeed is good news for us especially when we feel discouraged or disappointed with our own shortcomings and failures or of others. So, there is always hope for us. As this week’s second reading reminds us; “The Spirit comes to our aid in our weaknesses; we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words” (Rom. 8:26).

This Gospel also challenges us to look at our own hearts. Patience is often one of the greatest struggles in our life and relationships. We can become frustrated by the faults and limitations of others. We are sometimes quick to judge, slow to forgive, and inclined to focus more on what is wrong than on what is good. If we really pause and look, we realize that there is so much goodness in us and around us.

Jesus invites us to see others as God sees them, with hope rather than despair. Every person is still a work in progress. Just as God has been patient with us, He asks us to be patient with one another. Instead of dwelling on people's weaknesses, let us try to notice their goodness, encourage their growth, and leave final judgment to God.

May we thank God for His incredible patience with us and ask for the grace to reflect that same patience, mercy, and love in our families, our parish, and our daily lives. In doing so, we become living signs of the God who never gives up on His children.

Blessings of Peace and Joy Always!

Fr. Joe