"A short parable, made up of a few words, like a tiny seed that nevertheless contains within itself infinite life. It is sown and makes the soil capable of the world, bearing fruit in eternal life. It has the patience to wait until everything is ripe and the sickle can be put to the harvest."
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Adrienne von Speyr, Le parabole del Signore (Gleichnisse des Herrn, 1966), translation into Italian by Giuseppe Reguzzoni, Jaca Book, Milano, 2008, pp. 131. ISBN 978-88-16-30459-8.
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