^{“20 THE SEED ON THE ROCKY SOIL REPRESENTS THOSE WHO HEAR THE MESSAGE AND IMMEDIATELY RECEIVE IT WITH JOY. 21 BUT SINCE THEY DON’T HAVE DEEP ROOTS, THEY DON’T LAST LONG. THEY FALL AWAY AS SOON AS THEY HAVE PROBLEMS OR ARE PERSECUTED FOR BELIEVING GOD’S WORD”.                                MATTHEW 13:20-21 NEW LIVING TRANSLATION (NLT)}