It's that time again! The spading and rototilling have been done. If you are in the South, you have already planted flower and vegetable seeds. If you live in Vermont, you wait until all chance of frost has passed and the soil is warm - usually late May. There's something irresistible about making things grow. Perhaps it is because we are made in the image of God, and God is a great gardener who takes pleasure from his "very good" creation.

Thank you, Lord, for those who make the world beautiful and fruitful.

Freeman Barton, North Springfield, Vt.