“Bear ye one another’s burdens,And so fulfil the law of Christ.” Galations 6:2

At Springtime our thoughts turn to sowing seeds, flowers, vegetables, to grow the beauty and the bounty of the earth. These are the blessings of creation and our birthright. Our birthright is to plant. Likewise, we plant seeds to grow our spirituality, so that we might enjoy the beauty and the bounty of eternal joy.

The seeds are those ideas and concepts that we dwell upon daily. The rain and nutrients of the earth multiply the seeds to yield plants. Our deepest thoughts and desires are multiplied as we give them our time and energy, and they spring forth in words and actions. In springing forth, seeds are spread and become imbedded in the minds of others, and cross-fertilization and multiplication continues.

Let us be careful to sow seeds of spiritual thinking. Let us be careful to encourage one another, to reach out in kindness and consideration, to spread seeds of faith, hope, and love. Let us be careful to plant our garden. The garden will grow and will be our habitation here and hereafter. Let us consciously and deliberately over seed with goodness.

“Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear and your soul shall live:

“My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

“For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

“So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

“For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace.”

Excerpts from Isaiah 55:3,8,10,11,12

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” Matthew 25:35-36