The fig....

“And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, ‘Let no fruit grow on you ever again.’ Immediately the fig tree withered away.” (Matthew 21:19)

I’ve always like the story of how Christ caused the fig tree to wither because, it is not only a miracle, but is also a parable set in real time: the miracle reinforcing the parable and admonishing us if we fail to bring forth and bear the fruits as God has prescribed.

Fr. John