Proper 10, Revised Common Lectionary, Year A. [poverty] The parable of the sower and the seeds illustrates God’s extravagant generosity, scattering out grace and truth in abundance. But this parable also challenges us to be good soil, so that God’s will for the world—and care for the poor—may flourish among us. Reader: Kim Wadlington. Musician: Phillip Morgan. Music: “Were You There” and “Jesus, Be with Us.”