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Lord, let my heart be good soil, open to the seed of your word.
Lord, let my heart be good soil, where love can grow and peace is understood.
(Evangelical Lutheran Worship 512)
I give thanks for the people who are sharing God’s word — through showing up, sending cards and notes, teaching Sunday school, leading in worship. God’s word is meant to meet us in our lives wherever we are and however we’re feeling.
It takes a whole community to share faith and instill the biblical stories in others. The seeds of hope and faith and love are being scattered by so many and I’m grateful to not be alone in sharing faith with my children. With every story heard, and in every encounter in worship, seeds are sown. It’s my prayer that my children will continue to hear the hopeful words of others, and take the seeds given to them, and share them lavishly.
This Lent, may you pray about the seeds you are scattering. Ask God to use your gifts of time, service, and talents to bless the people before you. How might you scatter seeds?
This message is excerpted from “What seeds are you scattering?” by Kimberly Knowle-Zeller from the February 21, 2024, blog of the Women of the ELCA.