 I'm reminded of the parable that Jesus told about the sower. In that parable, the seed of the word of God fell on a path and on rocky soil among thorns and finally on good ground. And when Jesus explained the seed sown among thorns, he said, what was sown among thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful.