Wheat and Weeds

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I’ve grown my own food since I returned to Nigeria from the US in 2021—tomatoes, peppers, corn, cucumbers, cassava. The experience has been grounding. But more than feeding me, it has taught me.

One thing I’ve noticed is that everything grows.

Crops grow. Weeds grow.

That alone is enough to challenge a certain mindset we carry—the idea that “growth” is always good. But look at your garden, and you’ll find it isn’t true. Both wheat and weeds stretch toward the sun. Both push through the soil. In fact, weeds seem to grow faster. Thicker. Wilder. With less care.

Now, I don’t grow literal wheat. But like Jesus, I borrow the imagery, because when He told the parable of the wheat and the tares, He was making a point about growth and identity—not just agriculture. “Let both grow together