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I love having an herb garden in the summer so that I can just go out and pick the herbs I need for any recipe.  And, I love that time in Spring when it is warm enough to finally plant my herbs.  Now, for any of you who garden, you know there are some necessary steps that must be taken before planting.  The ground must be prepared.  The soil must be mixed with certain kinds of nutrients.  Then, you carefully dig the holes so you can place plants exactly where you want them.  There is a process one must go through if you want a successful garden, and preparing the soil is part of the process and a necessary first step. Well, that first important step apparently was not on the farmer’s mind in the story Jesus shares with us today.  Today, we hear Jesus telling the crowd a parable about a farmer who has gone out to sow seed.  And, I have to say, this farmer seems quite irresponsible in the way he goes about planting his field.  He has a very unusual process for planting, something that makes no sense to our 21st