I'll Do My Part
the seed is the Word of God (Luke 8:11) Isn’t humbling when your grown children say something to you that is so right on it turns your way of thinking in a whole new direction? For instance, the time a while back when I was feeling a little down and mentioned to one of my daughters that I felt like my life had not made a difference for good. “Mom,” she said patiently, “you’re like a farmer that planted a row of seed and at the end of the row, turned around and looked, expecting to see a full-grown crop.” Wow! What a wise analogy. I acknowledged that she was right, thanked her, and determined to remember her word picture any time the feeling returned. Later, I was able to pen the idea into a poem. I share it here because it seems we all have times when we wonder just how effective our efforts really are. My job is just to sow the seed God’s given me to sow; the harvest I may never see while living here below. One by one I’ll plant His seed wherever I’m assi...