The lotus flower, which is known for its phenomenal beauty, ironically, needs the thick mud and murk at the bottom of a lotus pond before it can rise unsoiled – cleaned by the dirty water in which it lives – start to open its petals (one-by-one), and bloom in the sun.
To guarantee that our human spirit is fertile ground from which will come much spiritual fruit, we need a sower who is concerned about sowing a “good seed.” We need Jesus the Christ as our Lord and personal Savior, and we need the Word of God. Once the sower sows that “good seed” (Word of God), then we, the hearers, will need to be receptive to, thankful for, faithful and obedient to, and cheerful, good stewards of the heard Divine Truth.
