In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.

I adore you with profound reverence.

I ask your pardon for my sins.

And the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.

My Immaculate Mother St. Joseph, my father and Lord,

my guardian angel, intercede for me.

With your permission, Lord Jesus Christ,

truly present with us in the Blessed Sacrament.

As we come to adore our Lord,

we've been doing that throughout the evening,

we ask you Jesus to help us penetrate the designated topic

called the conversion of the children of God.

And as we try to get into the heart of the topic, we reflect on Jesus' rich imagery that describes

the mystery of how the life of Christ grows in an individual.

In fact, the phrase, kingdom of God signifies that life of Christ,

and the growth of the kingdom, which is not of this world, signifies generating new life in Christ.

And why does he use the analogy of the seed?

Because the seed grows through conversion.

It undergoes a string of transformations.

You cannot conclude the configuration, the size, the color, the flowering,

the actual fruit of a tomato seed by just looking at the seed. Without knowing the end result, there's no way we can conclude the tomato plant.

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