Scattering Seed
Numbers are important in our society. Everyone wants to know how many, how much, assessing success on numbers. In Mark Jesus reminds us that it's not the numbers but the faithfulness in doing the work that matters, because you never know where the seeds are going to fall.
Having been in full time ministry for over thirty years I have thrown around a lot of seeds! Through the years I have witnessed seeds that didn't flourish as well as seeds that bloomed. Even here, at Durango Pregnancy Center, my mind can recall the supposed "successes" and "failures." In those moments I remind myself that interacting with any of God's children is never a failure.
God calls us to be faithful seed scatterers, not worried about "how many, "how much" or our "success" rate. We won't always know the final outcome of our scattering and the truth is we may see some seeds fail. But if we don't keep faithfully scattering seed we could miss when fertile soil comes along.
Valerie Mangrum, Executive Director
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