Good Soil

 

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: ‘Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. Let anyone with ears listen!’ Matthew 13:1-9

Gracious Creator, you feed the earth

with autumn rains and winter snow

seeds asleep deep in the resting soil

waiting to burst forth again in light.

We are distracted and in much pain

the losses have mounted up high

and the tears and the rage flows

we feel choked by weeds and thorns.

You taught with powerful stories

that still resonate to this very day

yet we are often shallow and rigid

making no space for new life.

Lord make us good soil today

help us to receive the new seed

let hope nurture and grow in us

so that your love can sprout again. Amen.