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January 2002 |
Mini Homily:
Seedtime and harvest
By Ernest R. Stair
Who doesn't love Genesis 8:22, with its poetic description of the changing of the seasons? "While the earth remains," it says, "seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease." Some of our earliest and best recollections in life center about the, changing of the seasons: finger-painting through the frost on a cold window pane in December; hurrying outside to take in the first warm breeze that promises a spring thaw is coming; being the first to spot a crocus poking its head out of the ground; sneaking a peek at the progress of robins building nests; running and playing in the summer sunshine; listening to the corn grow; welcoming the return of the pumpkins once again. Marvels, every one of them.
And we never outgrow the soothing reassurance that these natural wonders and rhythms of nature breathe into our lives.
September 11, 2001 - the day that struck a devastating blow to the infrastructure of our souls, and sent us scurrying for answers to terrifying questions. No matter where we live, the sky still frightens us. Yet, if we ever needed to look at the sky, it's now. Look out into its depths, drink in the beauty of its sunrises and sunsets, marvel again at the pageantry of the clouds, be strengthened once more by the journeys of the moon and the stars. The sky has much to tell us that we need to hear. It speaks of creation no one can destroy, and design no one can dismantle. That's really all we need to know. God plans eternal things. So, as before, we can keep on planting and harvesting everything that is worthwhile in our lives, trusting that the seasons of our lives are made to last.
The Rev. Ernest Stair is pastor of Mt. Zion UMC in Rockport, Ind.
Last updated on January 14, 2004