God’s radical patience and his transformative grace. The readings encourage us to trust in divine timing rather than rushing to judge or uproot perceived “weeds” in the world.  We live in a society that demands instant results and quick fixes. We want justice—and we want it now.  In today’s Gospel, the servants want to immediately pull up the weeds growing among the wheat. However, the Master recognizes that tearing out the weeds could destroy the young wheat roots. God is infinitely patient with us. He allows the “weeds” of our own faults, or those of the world, to exist temporarily so that we have the time to repent and grow into wheat. This warns us against premature judgment; God alone knows the human heart and will separate good from evil at the end of time. Today we are called to identify an area in our life where we feel frustrated by the imperfections of others or the world. And let’s ask God for the grace to be patient, trusting that He is in control of the final harvest.