We've driven past a lot of rice paddies lately--a form of farming that's pretty unfamiliar to most of us. In most of the paddies, the seedlings have been planted about a foot apart, but I've noticed a few that were very densely packed with seedlings; these are the paddies where the seed is first scattered, and when it begins to grow; after they've grown a bit, they are plucked up and planted far and wide in the rich and nourishing ground.
Paul says that we have been so blessed through redemption in Christ that we will live "to the praise and the glory of His grace." We are here because our Savior has equipped us and sent us to plant a seed, and to pray it will grow. We, too, have found ourselves densely packed on a plane, a bus, a farm cart, a tuk tuk--but our purpose is to share that seed. May the seed of the good news we share take root and grow far and wide in this land; but may it also grow richly and sincerely in our hearts. Amen.
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