Look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. But we remember the different vision. We look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. Looking not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen may illumine an often overlooked parable. However, the first one, about the process of growth, speaks to our different vision.
Someone scatters the seed.
That is all she or he does. Jesus was talking about the inevitability of the coming of the kingdom. That is the assurance with which we work. After last week's surge of optimism, even with our deepest wishing that it were so, we find ourselves sinning against the Holy Spirit, doubting the power of God. We need this week's scriptures.