Planting Seeds

 

(June 2, 2021) You gardeners are optimistic, industrious people! Day after day, even before you see plants  poking through the soil, you water and weed and water and weed, and then you wait with  patient, expectant hope for the plants to grow and mature so you can, finally, harvest what you  have sown. I have great appreciation for the work involved! Imagine someone unfamiliar with  the basics of crops and planting; it would appear strange to them to see you burying seeds. But  you know about the unseen potential of the seeds and how they interact with the soil, water, and sunshine to create plants that will grow and become food. 

“The One Who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed  and increase the harvest of your righteousness.” 

--2 Corinthians: 9-10 

This verse assures us that God, who created all things and makes all things grow, gives us the inspiration and ability to do good works and then adds His power to our deeds to make them more fruitful. Every kind act we do has potential beyond what we see; God’s love and power  multiplies each mundane, everyday task we do when we do it with love. We most likely will never know how God uses and transforms these deeds; yet we trust that He does. That’s why,  as Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, “We should do small acts with great love.” 

Don’t dismiss the seemingly insignificant good deeds you do for someone else and the kind  words you offer to others. Just as the gardener knows that his or her tasks are part of a greater  process that will result in a harvest, let’s remember that our efforts to do good and loving  things for others will be magnified by God. Let’s look for ways to love others and let His power bring about even more good from them. 

“Lord, open my eyes to what I can do for others. Let me take every opportunity, both big and  small, to contribute to Your harvest of love.” 

This article is a personal reflection by Gina Bedell © 2021. It and other reflections written by her invite  the reader to ponder a given topic and then seek deeper answers through prayer, additional spiritual  reading, and/or consultation with clergy or other persons who may guide the reader to a deeper faith  and understanding of God’s love and will for their life.