The Book of Wisdom praises God: God never judges unjustly; his justice is rooted in strength and his justice and strength ensure that he is lenient.

Jesus parable of the weeds among the wheat is a challenging reflection on God's tolerance, his leniency and patience. Any merely human farmer would probably tell his workers to root out the weeds, but Jesus teaches that God thinks otherwise. We look at our world and wonder why God tolerates the existence of evil people who, directly or indirectly cause the deaths of so many innocent people.

Why do bad things happen to good people? This perennial question calls us to reflection, patience, tolerance, adoration. Only God can reveal the answer to this question: "until the harvested." This answer will probably not console us, for any mere answer to the question is not enough. Only God, as the true Lord of the Harvest in himself is the answer, and so Jesus died on a cross to save us all.