Good systems and good organizations grow by both the goodness in them and our cooperation with that goodness. We are all part of various systems and organizations – from our families to our nation. Where they have good things about them, help those good things to grow.
[A way to live Mark 4:26-34 from the readings in many churches for 6/14/15, the Third Sunday after Pentecost. God makes God’s kingdom or reign grow in cooperation with us. The farmer’s share it to plant the seed; God’s share is the miracle of growth.]