THURSDAY 9th MARCH - MARK 4:1-20

the parable is another story of set back for Jesus - the frustration of seeds being sown to little or no effect is described and then explained by Jesus himself - although the story is a very familiar one, it had never crossed my mind that Jesus was talking of his own experiences and the seeds that had flourished represented the responses to his message by his small band of followers. He also seems frustrated that the disciples struggle with his parables - "I'm Jesus, I tell parables, that's what I do, if you don't like parables, then that's all I've got"