Noble and Generous

This is people with a noble and generous heart who have heard the word and take it to themselves and yield a harvest through their perseverance.

Lk.8:15

Jesus is explaining to his disciples the meaning of the parable of the sower. He says the rich soil where the seed falls is a people with noble and generous hearts who give a hundred-fold harvest.

I have met people with noble and generous hearts. They tend to be people I feel safe with, encouragers, generous with their time as well as their resources. They are fully present, not distracted with ulterior motives. They are authentic what-you-see-is-what-you-get people. In my circle they are often people of faith.

Jesus says such generous and noble of heart people are those who hear God's word and act on it. I choose to have a noble and generous heart with those I meet today.

Jesus, you have the most noble and generous heart. Help me be such a person so I may bear a rich harvest for you.

Saint Philip Neri, please pray for me.