God’s harvest: wheat, weeds and watch parties
July 15, 2026
More than a game
July 15, 2026
By Klysha Best
It was back to the hills of Laventille last Sunday, July 12, for the third instalment of the Laventille Devotions 2026 series. At the Our Lady of Fatima Marian Shrine, Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon’s homily reminded faithful that God’s love is relentless, indiscriminate, and never stops.
Drawing from the Sunday’s Gospel, the Parable of the Sower, the Archbishop reflected on a seemingly puzzling detail: the sower throws seed everywhere—on the path, on rocky ground, among thorns, and on fertile soil.
“If you had expensive seed, would you take seed and scatter it on the road?” he asked. “You wastin’ the seed. But this sower was throwing his seed indiscriminately everywhere.”
The answer, he explained, lies in the nature of God’s love.
He said God allowed the sun to shine and the rain to fall on those seeds, regardless of where they land. “God’s love falls on every single one of us, the good and the bad,” he said. “God’s love is relentless and indiscriminate and falls on everything and on everyone.”
The Archbishop emphasised that God’s love does not cease, even when human beings are at their worst.
“God’s love does not stop even when we are being stupid, silly, dotish, or stubborn,” he said. “No matter how we are, God’s love does not stop.” He paused, letting the weight of the words settle.
“If God were to say that enough is enough, where would we be?” he asked. “We would be in a difficult, terrible position.”
The homily was delivered against the backdrop of a nation wrestling with uncertainty, economic strain, political tension, and a democratic process that have left many questioning what tomorrow may bring.
“We might be living in difficulty, we might be living in times where we’re trying to understand the state of our democracy right now, and we are not even sure what tomorrow might bring,” Archbishop Gordon said. “But the relentless love of God never stops.”
He said that even when the path seems uncertain, even when the ground feels rocky, even when the thorns of life threaten to choke hope, God’s love is still falling, still scattering, still seeking good soil.
“That,” Archbishop Gordon said, “I think is the most important part of our reading today.”
The People of Praise Community led the music ministry. The next devotions are scheduled for Sunday, August 16.
