Matthew 13v1-4

Heavenly father
give us grace today to discard what is of ultimate importance

¹ On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside. 
² Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach. 
³ He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow. 
⁴ As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.