🌿 “Leave It One More Year”
The Gospel, the Fig Tree, and the Brevolution Within
Luke 13:1–9 is a sobering Gospel. Not the kind we put on mugs or post with flowery backgrounds. But sometimes the truth we need doesn’t come softly—it comes like a gardener with a shovel.
And yet, even here, there is mercy.
đź•Ť The Gospel Recap
Jesus is told about some Galileans who were killed by Pilate. Then He brings up another tragedy—the fall of the tower of Siloam. In both cases, He doesn’t explain why it happened. Instead, He says:
“Do you think they were worse sinners than the rest? No, but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did.”
And then comes the parable:
A man plants a fig tree in his vineyard. For three years, it bears no fruit. “Cut it down,” he says. But the gardener pleads:
“Sir, leave it for this year also... I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. It may yet bear fruit.”
đź’Ą The Brevolution Wake-Up Call
This Gospel echoes the heartbeat of our Brevolution: a call to stop delaying, and start transforming. The fig tree wasn’t wicked. It was just... unfruitful. Passive. Stagnant. Taking up space.
Sometimes, we’re not “bad” people—we’re just not becoming the people God called us to be.
And if we’re honest? We’ve all had “fig tree” seasons.
We stay in our comfort zones. We say, “Next year I’ll serve,” or “I’ll surrender when I’m ready,” or “I’ll get serious after this phase of life.” But what if “next year” isn’t guaranteed? What if this Lent is your extra year?
🌱 A Breviarian Reflection
As Brevs, we were not called to take up space—we were planted to bear fruit. This isn’t about doing more, but becoming more—more Christlike, more surrendered, more rooted in purpose.
The Brevolution is now. It’s not an event; it’s a decision. It’s the holy unrest of a soul that knows it was made for more. The gardener (Christ!) is still digging around us, giving us grace, stirring our soil, waking us up.
But there is urgency. Not panic—but holy urgency.
Because fruit is not optional.
“Unless you repent, you will perish.”
“It may yet bear fruit…”
“He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion…”
These are not three separate messages. They are one divine whisper:
You were made to grow. Now is the time.
🔥 Lent is Your “One More Year”
This Gospel is not about fear—it’s about mercy on borrowed time.
It’s about a patient Savior and a second chance.
But second chances aren’t forever. The fig tree got one more year.
You and I? We’re living in our “one more year” right now.
So what will we do with it?
Will we keep making excuses, or will we allow Christ to break the hardened ground of our hearts, nourish us with His Word, and let new fruit rise?
đź’ˇ Brevolution Action Point:
This week, ask yourself:
- Where in my life am I fruitless?
- Where have I delayed transformation?
- What’s one area I need to surrender now—not later?
“Lord, don’t just leave me another year. Transform me this year.”
Because the time for Brevolution is not May 10. It’s now.
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