The story that Jesus tells about the Sower and the Seed is one of the most famous in the Gospels. It is found in three of the four of them. In Luke, it takes up a lot of space, so we’re going to take two weeks to try to digest the message of Jesus in this parable. This week, we’re going to focus on the invitation that is embedded in the story. Some people think that only certain people are eligible for salvation. Jesus certainly did not talk like that in this episode (along with many others). In fact, Jesus points to human choices as the key to whether the Word of God has an effect. And this is not just the initial truth of the Gospel and someone’s response to it. This is an illustration of the fact that we are constantly making choices about what we will do with truth. We all can receive it. Let’s take to heart Jesus’ word.