Be Like a Seed

Glancing down at the sprouting seeds in my backyard, I felt some anxiety melt away, for I sensed, somewhere deep within, the promise of new life, of growth, of new beginnings.

My garden was full of life lessons this morning, and I was grateful.

Take the bean plant, for instance. A few pods, now withered on the vine, had twisted (in such a fascinating way!) and were pushing the dried beans out of the pods where they would land softly onto the rich brown soil below. Given the right circumstances, these dried bean seeds will grow into bounteous, life-giving vines. Life begetting life, the way nature intended.

The lesson from the tomatoes was no less profound. Carefully pulling the red fruit from the vine, I observed that a few ripened tomatoes had fallen to the earth below. I smiled, knowing that after rotting and fermenting on the ground for a time, the tomato seeds would gather strength from the nutrient-filled soil surrounding it and sprout heavenward, its purpose to produce enough fruit and seeds to last for years to come.

The life lessons were clear to me.

Be a seed.

Fall. Make mistakes. Repent.

Ferment in the difficulties of life.

Be buried in darkness, but then look towards the light and begin your ascent heavenward.

Grow, fight off disease (both spiritual and physical), and produce fruit that will bring forth seed for years to come.

Don’t think you can make a difference in the world? Consider the lettuce seed. Barely visible to the naked eye, it spreads far and wide with only the gentlest of breezes before creating new life wherever it lands.

Be like a seed.

Share with the world the promise of new life, of hope, of growth, of new beginnings.

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