What seed are you?
May 16th, 2012
You know I have lived almost all of my days in Iowa, America’s heartland. I have driven past miles and miles of farmland, watching the farmers work their ground and plant their seed. But it wasn't until just a few days ago I found myself in a tractor watching this planting process up close with my own two eyes. Suddenly I felt like a kid on the first day of school, completely amazed at the process of what it takes to put a soybean seed in the ground. So many factors, preparation, and maintenance go into planting and growing those seeds JUST right in order to gather a bountiful harvest come fall. But it seems like where the magic of Iowa happens is not only in the hard work of the farmers but it lies beneath the surface in the blackness of the soil. And as God would have it, the next morning I found myself on my little porch in town; I opened my Bible to Matthew 13 where Jesus teaches the parable of the sower.


