but instead they turn their attention to the weeds and make known their wish to pull them out. The farmer says, “No, wait!” The servants reflect the impatient mood of many Christians in God’s kingdom. Under the banner of maintaining the purity of the church, zealous believers have caused untold damage by passing judgment on fellow Christians, and by cutting them off from the church. Any gardener knows that at times it is impossible to tell the difference between a plant that produces a beautiful