Think about the “special occasions” in your life…births, weddings, deaths…you pay special attention to those, don’t you? Do you consider hearing God’s Gospel Word of Good News a “special occasion” in your life? Do you pay special attention to what you’re hearing? Today’s focus on the Parable of the Sower and the Seed calls us to pay special attention to the “special occasion” of the Gospel message and to hear it with faith!