Education in Faith
In today’s Gospel, Jesus talks about the grain of wheat and how a single grain of wheat can produce a plant with many, many grains. But first, the seed must first die and be buried in order to grow into something wonderful. The image used by Jesus in this Gospel represents what was about to happen to him. Jesus wanted us to understand that, like a seed, his death was necessary if new life was to be given to many. Jesus gave up his life by dying on the cross so that he could have new and everlasting life.