The Parable of the Sower

The Tale of Four Seeds at HR Camp

Narrator: One week a sower went out to sow. He sowed four seeds on the soil of HR camp. The first seed landed on the high ropes course. As she grew she began to lose her balance. The seeds around her weren’t very helpful.

Narrator: She lost her balance and fell to the ground. The second seed fell on the seat of a bicycle. As she started to grow, her feet reached the pedals and she pedaled down the road. This was fun she thought. But when she got to the hill, the road became rocky and she began to be afraid. The seeds around her weren’t very helpful.

Narrator: The seed became more and more unsteady and the bike flipped over. The seed fell to the ground and skinned her knee. The third seed landed on a horse and the horse began to gallop. This seed had never been on a horse before so didn’t know what to do. The seeds around her laughed.

Narrator: And the horse bucked the seed off to the ground. The fourth seed fell at the bottom of the rock face. As she began to grow tall, she reached her hands to climb that rock. Climbing was hard. She began to lose her strength. The little seeds around her didn’t believe she could do it.

And the little seed lost her grip and slid down the rock face back to the bottom. All four seeds failed. What do you think would help them succeed?
Narrator: Let’s see what happens when you encourage and support the seeds.The first seed got back up on that high ropes course. Again, she began to lose her balance.

Narrator: This time, she kept her balance and walked to the other side and down the tree back to the ground. The second seed thought, “I can do this” and got back on the bike. She still had the hill to go down but this time she has us to encourage her.

Narrator: And she made it down the hill and back to the HR camp. After lying on the ground for awhile thinking about how much fun it was to ride a horse, the third seed got back on that horse. Again, she began to get afraid.

Narrator: With new confidence she took hold of the reigns and the horse galloped back to camp. The fourth seed, after a little rest began to climb that rock again. Yes, it was hard work and sometimes her feet slipped. But with our encouragement she made it to the top and put out thumbs up for success, ready to belay back down to HR camp. All four seeds continued to grow at HR camp, returning to the ropes course, bikes, horses and rock climbing every day. And they grew strong.