Article November 17, 1980 Issue

Unadulterated wheat

MERYL L. HOLT

Understanding the spiritual meaning of Christ Jesus' parable of the tares and the wheat See Matt. 13:24-30; helps us experience the kingdom of heaven on earth.

Jesus taught his followers to pray, "Thy kingdom come," 6:10; and Mrs. Eddy interprets this line of the Lord's Prayer: "Thy kingdom is come; Thou art ever-present." Science and Health, p. 16; God's good is ever present. Through understanding how to eliminate the tares and reap the wheat, we can experience this good here and now.

The tares referred to in the parable are probably the weed called darnel. Before the wheat and darnel come into ear, they look so much alike that it is very difficult to tell them apart; however, when they have grown to maturity and have "headed out," even a child can easily tell the difference between the two. The darnel was considered noxious, even deadly, and if gathered in with the wheat, would produce a poisonous, adulterated cereal.

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