Reflect: Jesus loves to tell stories about the things he sees around him. Birds, flowers, fields. He tells stories about all of them. Jesus tells his friends about how the farmers sow wheat—they till up their fields and just kind of throw the seeds out there—and then they wait. Not all the seeds end up turning into wheat—some of them don’t grow, some grow too fast a die, some get eaten by critters. But the ones that do grow are enough to make so much flour and bake so much bread and feed so many people. You and me and everyone we know, we are like those seeds. Jesus is the farmer and he has put us in his field to grow. When we listen to Jesus and the people who love us, when we are kind, when we feed our bodies good things, we are like healthy wheat. Jesus can harvest the healthy wheat we grow in our hearts and help us keep each other strong and healthy and happy.
Respond: Head out to find a five-gallon bucket, some potting soil, and seeds for a salad mix. With your little friend, fill the bucket and sow some seeds. Water them in, place them in a well-lit area in your home, and watch the salad grow (you will have sprouts in 2-3 days—much quicker than wheat!). You should be able to snack from it in a week or so, but this may provide fertile conversation for weeks to come! Or join us today or anytime this summer at the community garden. Sow seeds of love for the Wellesley Food Pantry.
Lord God, words are not enough to express Your awesomeness.
Your creation, Your very self; are amazing!
Make us aware, through Your Holy Spirit, that You are here among us always.
May I take good care of the things in my life, and be grateful. I thank you for the gifts in my life such as_________. We love you God.
Amen.
