The Portal August 2014 | Page 23

THE P RTAL August 2014 Page 23 Antonia Lynn on spiritual matters ‘Mewling and puking’ Reflecting upon Matthew 13:24-30, Antonia Lynn charts a path through the ‘field’ and our own wheat and darnel ‘I need 500 words,’ said our good Editor, ‘by yesterday. The theme is up to you.’ Suddenly I was back at my Anglican selection conference when, just as I was about to leave the interview room, I was told: ‘You’re standing on the platform with three minutes before your train leaves. How do you share the essence of the Gospel with the anxious person who’s just asked what you believe?’ Still in my mind was what, at the time of writing, was last Sunday’s Gospel reading: the parable of the wheat and the darnel (Matthew 13:24-30). As the two memories collided and mingled, here’s what emerged... wheat and darnel look almost identical while they are immature We were all told at Mչ