Connie is reading through some of Whit's short stories and wishes aloud that she could write like Whit. She feels that something interesting is always happening to Whit, while she is as boring as a glass of water. But Whit disagrees and reminds Connie of an incident that recently happened to her, which would make a great story.

Connie directed one of Whit's plays, "The Sower and the Seeds," based on the parable of the sower. Everyone around Whit's End had roles. At first, they each were excited about their parts, but soon the actors began to behave just like the "scattered seeds" in the parable.

Eugene was snatched from the play by his college computer club, just like the seed in the parable was snatched up by the birds. Monty was like the seeds sown among the rocks-enthusiastic in the beginning about his part, but when things got tough, he left. Jenny was worried about what other people would think of her if she didn't do a perfect job. She was so worried, in fact, that she choked-just like the seeds sown among the thorns. And Tom and Lucy were similar to the good seeds who stuck with it, worked hard, and produced a good crop-the play.

Connie realizes she has lived out a modern version of one of Jesus' parables, and she thanks Whit for pointing that out. Whit smiles and tells her that we're surrounded by parables in our daily lives-we just have to learn to look for them.

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