“ ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. 15 For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’

“The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.38The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,39and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

“Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

Lord God my Father,

Open my heart and quiet my thoughts so I may know you. Give me understanding as you desire it and keep me from struggling to understand. Help me to have the right spirit to hear and follow and discernment of the ever present darkness. Allow your Peace to be my confidence.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen