Mark 3:31-35; Matthew 12:46-50; Luke 8:19-21; Mark 4:1-20; Matthew 13:1-23; Luke 8:4-18; Mark 4:21-29

The parable of the sower emphasizes how the seed of God's word is received and how, as a result of one's receptivity, that seed bears no fruit, little fruit, or much fruit. It seems to me that there is an implicit emphasis on how the seed of God's word is to be shared also. It is to be shared as widely as possible. Notice in the parable that the sower does not choose to scatter seed only on what appears to be fertile soil. No! The sower scatters seed along a hardened pathway, among the rocks, and in the thorns. There is to be no prejudice in sharing the seed of God's word. It is to be broadcast everywhere.