Homily given at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, June 16, 2018, the Vigil of the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Fr. Bill Spencer, retired priest of the Diocese of Saginaw, now in residence at Christ the King. Fr. Bill shares from his experience as a pastor in a rural community and how it relates to today's Gospel parables of the Kingdom of God. He asks us to ask ourselves, "What do I have to do to make the Kingdom of God grow in my life?"

Keywords: surrender to God, discipleship