Parable of the Soils or Parable of the Sower

Again he began to teach beside the lake. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there, while the whole crowd was beside the lake on the land. He began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: ‘Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, since it had no depth of soil. And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and since it had no root, it withered away. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.’ And he said, ‘Let anyone with ears to hear listen!’ (Mark 4:1-9; NRSV).
Okay, so I know that Jesus explains the parable in verses 10-20, that the seed (the Word) sown onto the path is quickly taken away, that the seed sown onto the rocky soil springs up quickly but dies because it has no roots (no endurance), that the seed sown among the thorns grows but is quickly overcome by the cares of the world. But what if this parable is not about me? (WHAT!?! Isn’t everything in Christianity about me, paging Joel Osteen, paging Joel Osteen). It’s true though – I read this and think what kind of soil am I? What kind of soil are you?
What if, the parable of the sower is actually about the sower? What if it is about a great and gracious God who generously sows the Word everywhere? I’m certain that any sower (farmer) is not just going to go off chucking seed on the road, in the briar patch and on the rock face of a mountain – that just doesn’t make sense – you save the seed for good, cultivated soil. But God sows everywhere, seeking the Word to take hold in places I may not expect – what an awesome God. Lord, that you for being generous and extravagant in your love toward me and all humanity.