Save the Seeds
Read 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
You know who your teachers were, and you remember that ever since you were a child, you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
-2 Timothy 3:1415 (TEV)
DUE to my mother's ill health, my siblings and I were responsible for clearing her vegetable garden after the harvest. As we cleared away the plants, she instructed us, "Save the seeds!" An avid gardener, she knew the unique hope in each tiny seed.
In the spring after she died, we discovered the seeds. As she had taught us, we planted the garden. We worked together joyfully, placing each seed into the soil; eventually we shared a bountiful harvest.
After another growing season, I came to realize a deeper meaning in my mother's words. We are to "save the seeds" of our faith and plant the good news of God's love. Our responsibility is to carry the word of God into the world so that others may be saved. We may not plant her garden again next spring, but each of us will continue to plant tiny seeds of faith. In tending her garden, I have found my own. Every day is a good day to plant seeds.
Kathy Bingham Powell (North Carolina, USA)
Thank you, God, for the gift of faith from those who exemplify the love of Christ. Give us the strength to continue to plant seeds of faith in the world. Amen.
How am I sowing seeds of my faith?
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