Shared Harvest. . .

A sower went forth to sow his seed . . .


It was early that morning
as the sun began its circuit
in the eastern sky

a land of plenty had
yielded a good crop

gleaned for the coming
year to sow seed in the
fields.

Carefully sorting his
seed the night before
the sower went forth to
sow and as he sowed some

seed fell by the wayside
and the birds came and
devoured them some fell
upon stony places where

they had not much earth
and when they sprang up
the sun scorched them

and they withered away
and some fell among thorns
and they choked them.

But others fell upon good ground
and the rains fell and the harvest
was great and enough to share
with all!

Inspired by ‘The Parable of the Sower’

☪ Greetings on this Sunday evening!💫 .✨ .✨

As we begin the first day of another week – Our eyes turn to our world in need!

On this 18th day of February, 2024

King David cried rivers of tears

We know it is true, “You never slumber nor sleep” nor turn Your ear
from those who weep
Midst turmoil and fear it is peace we need!

Our tears are stored in heaven’s bottles not one is lost!

Quotations from The Holy Scriptures

Good morning on this Sabbath day☀

Saturday January 13, 2024

So, in 5 days earth hung in space
Light brought forth life to a darkened world
Then God looked at all he had made
meadows, trees and little blue flowers birds and fish, rivers and streams, oceans and seas

And He Was Pleased!

Then God thought – I must make man and beast!

And out of the ground sprang creatures small and big
roaming over hills and plains
Then as he stood above the earth
this great Father, taking a handful of dust and
a scoop of clay, shaped man in His
own image!
Breathing life into Adam and his wife!

“In six days God made heaven and earth
and on the Seventh Day He rested from all
He had made!”

Book of Genesis 2:2

“Sunday’s Child is full of grace”

“And thought to be happy and wise!”

An English children’s nursery rhyme to help children
learn the days of the week . . .
Later the folklore was believed that the
day of the week a child was born on
determined their destiny!

These things can seem silly and funny, pertaining to
childish ways. And yet some of us feel that our lives have been
destined by the environments we are born in. Even though we are
grownups we have a child’s heart, not sure where we are or who we are.
But there can come to all who choose, an opportunity to change the
course of life’s events, going in a different direction than where we were
bent!

“The Lord will guide [us] continually”

Good morning on this

‘Monday’s Child’. . .an old English nursery rhyme continues with –


“Friday’s child is loving and giving”

“Saturday’s child works for a living”


A day of rest has been provided

In our culture Saturdays are the busiest day of the week!


Finishing the week – doing the errands left for the weekend . . .

Trying to cope with society’s demands until we become exhausted.

But it wasn’t meant to be this way – this day was set aside long


ago to come apart and rest to trust God to take care of the rest!

It is a difficult week with loss and grief –

And I am seeking a ride to a better place, a ride to escape my sorrow and pain! But sometimes the road chosen
by me is not the best, with twists and turns not expected!

The train whistle blew calling

All aboard, my mind

Said no a ticket I could not

Afford

Not listening to what I knew

I boarded anyway

The train was red with big

Shiny teeth

Grey puffs of smoke rose

From the chimney stack

I wondered if this train would

Ever come back

As we pulled from the depot I

Noticed a sign – ‘Twisted Train’ was its name

That should have given me a clue

As over the miles we flew

The conductor came around

I asked him where we were

Bound

When he said the destination

I quickly jumped up, that was

Not the destination I had in

Mind

I walked through the twisted

Cars, each one had a name

Fear

Doubt

Guilt

And shame

If I stayed on this train I would

Become distraught

My thoughts would set up a loop

And I could not get off

I besought the engineer “I must

Get off”

Slamming on the brakes as I

Pulled on the cord he asked me

Where I wanted to go and what

I was looking for

“Please sir, I have checked all

The cars and they are twisted

“Please let me off”

He asked me if I had checked

The caboose, maybe there I would

Find what I was looking for

Walking through the cars again

I opened the door at the very

End

It was full of thoughts and I quickly

Shut the door and fled

There was no more room for

One more thought in my head

Again I pulled the cord and pled

With the engineer to let me off

Finally at the end of the route

He stopped . . .

I sat on the bench waiting for the

Next train to take me to a peaceful

Destination, one I could afford.

Good morning on this Halloween day . . .

A day of celebration in many countries!
It’s observance celebrated in different ways

Some having fun dressing in costumes

spooky and scary apparel signifying ghosts and goblins, devils and demons.

But to some of us dealing with the disguise of demons plaguing our minds, it is anything but fun, difficult and painful.
We can relate to a man that had many mental demons of his own!


It was a mystical happening for

A man troubled with fears and

Doubts

Growing up in a medieval era

In a German village

Centuries ago

Under fear of a vengeful god who didn’t

Care

A strict mother burdened with children

A father bent on his

Son’s success, sending him to Erfurt

A school of learning

A ‘ tender conscious’ plagued his

Mind

Fear of a lost soul forgotten

He left his home

A bolt of lightning threatened

His life

On bended knees he knelt

Promising God he would become

A monk

Viewing his cry for help, a vow he

Could never break, he sold all his

Books

From all he had known removed

His father refusing to speak

The very next day

Committing his life in confession

And prayer

Through indulgences and fasting

Long pilgrimages

Blood stained feet

From stairway penance

Each step seeking mercy and grace that he

Would be saved

But no matter what he did it was

Never enough

Wrestling into the night

For the terror he bore

Sending him into a round

Of unending works to appease a

God he could not find

But a loving God was by his side

To reveal a holy truth

That would release him from

Bondage

To declare to all, we are saved

By grace and nothing else

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‘The Tower Experience’

Reading the scriptures looking for

Solace

On a fateful day in a

Monastery tower, Martin Luther

Opened a book to the words

‘The Just Shall Live By Faith!”

And he said –

“I felt like the portals of light

Streamed from the heavens and

I had entered through the

Gates of paradise”

A fascinating monk of

Erroneous beliefs declared to

The world these words

Releasing all from fear and

Perdition

Beginning “The Great Reformation”

On October 31, 2022 we celebrate

This monumental year over five

Hundred years ago

This is good news to all who

Struggle with a vengeful god

Those who have received a

‘Wounded conscious’ from

Unloving parents and homes

Unsafe

We are loved and saved by

A gracious God!

‘The just shall live by faith!”

*Book Of Romans Chapter 1 verse 17