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Living the Word...Spreading the Word
6108 Chester Street
Arlington, TN
from the pastor
You have multiplied exultation;
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the harvest,
as people exult when dividing plunder.
~Isaiah 9:3
As the northern hemisphere turns toward autumn, I find myself reminiscing on the many years and experiences of this time of year.
I see the golden days of harvest back on the farm of my youth. There was joy at the harvest, as well as concern that rain wouldn’t come when the grain was ready to be brought in. That the equipment wouldn’t break down. That enough hands would be available to get the work done. That the days, long but noticeably shortening, would be long enough. That the market prices would be enough to make a decent living.
And for all that, there was joy. Joy at seeing the golden fields being swathed and combined and bough in. The straw baled and stored for animal bedding. Garden produce also harvested and frozen or canned. Preparations for the long winter ahead.
There was also planting and preparation for other new things. School would start soon; new clothes, new shoes, new supplies all needed to be gotten. Attitudes needed updating too; I’m no longer in that grade, but in the one higher. Trepidation and joy combined. Joy and trepidation also in the minds and hearts of parents watching their children grow so quickly.
Looking back, I see God’s action in all of the days of harvest. The joy in growth and ripening of crops and of lives. We are called to care for creation, for each other, for work in the fields that feed us, no matter what our vocation.
And we are called to joy!
Blessings, Pastor LaVonne
Pastor LaVonne Johnson
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