良莠并存，择良弃莠
各位弟兄姐妹,
在今天的弥撒福音中,主耶稣讲了三个有关天国的比喻:第一个是莠子的比喻,第二个是芥子的比喻,第三个是酵母的比喻。在今天的弥撒讲道中，我只跟大家一起反省“莠子的比喻”，并以“良莠并存，择良弃莠”为道理题目，从以下三个方面跟大家做个分享。
一、麦子中间撒莠子
今天的弥撒福音记载，主耶稣在加里肋亚海边给群众讲解了“撒种的比喻”后，又给他们另讲一个比喻说：“天国好比一个人在自己田里撒了好种子；但在人睡觉的时候，他的仇人来，在麦子中间撒上莠子，就走了。”
根据主耶稣自己对这个比喻的解释，比喻中的“田”是指我们生活的这个世界；“好种子”，是指天国的子民，也就是真信徒；“莠子”，是指邪恶的子民，也就是假信徒。撒好种子的人，是耶稣自己；那在好种子中间撒上莠子的人，是耶稣的仇人，也就是魔鬼。
因此，从这个“莠子的比喻”可知，天主最先赐给世界的都是好的，世界上所有的邪恶都来自魔鬼，而不是来自天主。圣经《创世纪》第一章记载天主用六天时间创造了天地万物，而且天主每天完成一项创造工程后，天主看了都“认为好”（创1：8，12，18，21，25）；特别是到了最后一天，天主看了他造的一切，认为样样都很好（创1：31）。只是后来，我们的原祖父母亚当和厄娃受了魔鬼的诱惑，这个世界才开始变得越来越坏。首先是人躲起来，怕见天主（创3：8）；然后是人与人之间有互相加害，以致互相残杀（创4：8）；人与自然界也互相伤害，地上长出荆棘（创3：17-18）；人要踏碎蛇的头，蛇要咬伤人的脚跟（创3：15）；等等。
现在的世界也变得越来越恶劣，战争、恐怖、凶杀、各种灾难、祸患也越来越频繁。所有这些都不是好种子，都不是来自天主，也不是天主的本意，都是魔鬼的作为，是人的罪恶造成的。当然，所有这些也是在天主许可下发生的，至于天主为什么让它们发生，自有天主的美意，就好像天主让魔鬼在他所撒的麦子中撒下莠子一样。而且天主能把坏事转变成好结果，所有的事情，不论是好事还是坏事，为爱天主的人都能给他们带来益处。
二、为保麦子留莠子
当家主的仆人看到在麦子中间长出的莠子后，就前来对主人说：“主人，你不是在你田地里撒了好种子吗？那么从哪里来了莠子？……你愿我们去把莠子收集起来吗？”主人却说：“不，免得你们收集莠子，连麦子也拔了出来。”因为莠子最初的时候，颜色和形状看起来与麦子一模一样，简直不可能把它们分别出来，但它只是类似麦子的杂草，种子有毒，人吃了会昏睡、呕吐、痉挛，甚至死亡，因此也被称为毒麦。
“不要把麦子中的莠子拔掉”，主耶稣的意思并不是说基督徒应该容让恶事，而是要我们在有恶人存在的环境中，作世上的光（参43节；玛五14），以我们的善行感化恶人悔改。
天主容忍恶人存在，是因怕人们真假难分，伤害到善人。同样，主容忍假信徒的存在，是因怕人们真假难分，伤害到真信徒；可见主的心还是为善人着想，为真信徒着想，祂宁可让自己的名誉受损、被人误解，也不愿叫那些善人、真正的信徒被伤害。
家主的仆人看到麦子中间的莠子后，出于一片好心要去把莠子拔出来，幸亏他们事先征求家主的意见，因而避免了在拔莠子的时候，把麦子也一起拔了出来，伤害了麦子。
热心原本也是好事情，尤其是在这个不冷不热的时代，能热心地敬拜天主，更是非常宝贵。可是，热心不能是按照我的意思热心，要按照主的意思热心才有价值；不是按照世间情理热心，而是要按照真理轨道热心才能被天主悦纳。仆人要拔莠子，无论是按照动机，还是按照农作事理都没有错。但是，却不符合主人的意思。所以，热心一定要受真理的约束，在真理里面我们尽可以发挥最大的热心。我们需要求天主给我们热心，但是，我们更需要求天主给我们明白真理。
比如，热心祈祷是好的，但是真理告诉我们“你祈祷的时候，要进你的内屋，关上门，向你在暗中的父祈祷，……”这个真理的要求是为了让我们能专心祈祷，避免追求个人的光荣。可是，有的人确实是热心祈祷，只是他们只喜欢在集体中热心祈祷。一会儿跑这儿祈祷，一会儿又跑到那儿祈祷，表现的比其他人异常火热。但是，他们的癫狂不是在天主前，而是在人前。这样的人往往都有许多不合真理的其他表现。只是他们的热心常常能掩盖他们的怪异。可能在一开始的时候，他们的动机或许也是好的，但是渐渐地在不知不觉中就发生了质变。后来往往都变得非常狂妄，行为怪异，也有些与教会分裂另立山头。
三、麦子莠子两分离。
虽然家主为了避免在拔莠子的时候，把麦子也拔掉了，因而不让家仆把莠子从麦子中间拔掉。但是家主不可能让莠子与麦子一直长在一起，到时候莠子要被从麦子中间拔出来。那到什么时候莠子要被拔掉呢？
家主对家仆说：“让这两样一起长到收割的时候好了。在收割的时候，我要对收割的人说：你们先收集莠子，把莠子捆成捆，好燃烧，把麦子却收入我的仓里。”
根据主耶稣的解释，“收割的时候”是指今世的终结；“收割的人”是指天使；“先收集莠子”，指将假信徒挑出来（参41节）；“捆成捆”，指把莠子收集到一起捆起来；“好燃烧”，指要被扔到火炉里（参42节），就是在火湖里被焚烧（默廿15）；“收入我的仓里”，指进入天父的国里（参42节）。
在这个世界里面，真真假假，非常混乱，就像一幅对联所写的，上联：真到假时真亦假，真真假假；下联：假到真时假亦真，假假真真。必须等到世界的末了，天主才会派遣祂的使者，来收拾这混乱的局面。天主并没有要我们去消极的拔莠子，而是要我们积极的种麦子。我们应当有主的度量——“容这两样一起长”。但天主心中有数，祂的眼目是火眼金睛，到了时候，一切假冒混杂都要被审判的烈火烧尽。“田”里，也就是世界上可以有混杂；但“仓”里，也就是在天国里却是单纯的。今天可以有假冒，但是到了主的日子，一切都必澄清。
结语
各位弟兄姐妹，我们生活的世界是善与恶并存，但善多于恶；善是天主所赐，恶是魔鬼所种；善恶终有报应，善必胜恶。因此，我们必须要择善弃恶，选择做一粒麦子，做一个体贴天主心意的真基督徒。这样，天主必然会保佑你！愿温良宽仁的天主降福你！阿们。
The good seed are the children of the Kingdom
My friends in Jesus, today’s readings from the Holy Scripture provided us with a very powerful message. The First Reading from the Book of Wisdom spoke of God’s righteousness. The Second Reading from the Letter to the Romans spoke of the intercession of the Holy Spirit on behalf of the children of God. The last Reading from Gospel of Matthew announced how, at the end of the age, the children of God will be separated from the children of the evil one.
From the First Reading, we learned about the love of God. There is no God like the true God. He cares about everyone, shining in righteousness and patience towards all. Righteousness is His strength. He will not judge anyone unjustly.
In His Divine righteousness, God provides all of us with the opportunity to be saved through Jesus Christ. When some are arrogant, doubting the power of God, He shows them His strength. Through such actions, He teaches His people that the righteous must be kind. He fills His children with good hope because He freely gives to all who repent of their sins.
During today’s reading of the “Parable of the Weeds among the Wheat,” Jesus told us what will happen to those who refuse to come home to the Holy Catholic Church. In the Parable, Jesus was the One who sowed the good seed in the field. His good seed, the children of the Kingdom, are found throughout the world.
In the company of the children of God, there are the children of the evil one, those that Satan has sowed to torment the children of God. These are the weeds, the ones who refuse to come home, they disturbing the children of God by their attitude of indifference to their salvation. In the end, the angels will sort out God’s children from Satan’s children.
As sad as it is to say, in many families, there will be division. This will be seen among parents, spouses, children, brothers and sisters, some inheriting the Kingdom of Heaven, others being thrown into the furnace of fire where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Now God could have done everyone a favour by immediately sending His servants, the angels, to remove the weeds. Why did He not do so? He did not do so because that would have uprooted His children. How would we have reacted if suddenly, our mother or our father, a brother or a sister, or even some of our children, were suddenly taken away from us because they are not living their faith in Christ as they should have been doing without excuses?
Had God suddenly removed all those who will not inherit the Kingdom of God, Satan would have used that to turn us against God. Satan would have planted thoughts in our minds that would have resulted in our questioning the righteousness and patience of God with sinners. He would have told us that maybe, our loved ones would have changed at the last minute.
To prevent this diabolical influence from happening, in His endless patience and righteousness, God allows those who are evil to continue to live their evil ways to their last minute. That will not change anything! In the end, they will still be damned because, through their own free will, they have chosen to be damned. At least that way, in the end, we will have seen the patience and righteousness of a just God. We will come to accept as just that those who are damned have chosen to be damned.
At that time, the righteous who persevered in their living faith through Jesus Christ, will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen!
