Good Fruit

Jesus said, “Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good things, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person brings good things out of a good treasure, and the evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure. I tell you, on the day of judgment you will have to give an account for every careless word you utter; for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so for three days and three nights the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth. The people of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and see, something greater than Jonah is here! The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and see, something greater than Solomon is here!” Matthew 12:33-42

Good Fruit

The smell of the meadow
tall wheat waving in the sun
ripe fruit ready to be picked
food for many, food for all.

The storms of spring lashed us
winter wore us to the bone
the season of growing is upon us
and we breath in deep the rich earth.

We live by the seasons of waiting
we live by the times of growing
we grow by living through these times
produce good fruit as we grow wise.

The heavy work of tilling is ahead
weeding and watering will be our lives
the work of praying and waiting is over
come out into the sun and rejoice.