Sunday, July 3, 2011

sower

Sower

The middle-eastern farmer
casting seed in the manner
of his ancestors
hopes for a good return

that the family may be fed.,
the creditors paid,
and enough grain be laid aside
that a crop may be planted
next year.

A hundredfold!
Yes, indeed; that
would be most acceptable.

This messenger from God,
casting seed in the manner
of his own strange choosing,
hopes for a good return

that the hungry might be fed,
sinners be forgiven,
and new life burst forth
in a harvest of joy and
generosity.

A hundredfold!
How would we ever cope?

Rev Ken rookes

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