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Everything There is a Season: . A Time to Weep, A Time to
Laugh.
Ecclesiastes 3
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Time to Plant, A Time to Uproot
Whether farmer or city-dweller, most people realize there is a certain
time of the year to plant crops and vegetables.
Planting comes in the spring. That's why it's called "planting season".
The ground is plowed, tilled, and weeded. Seeds are planted, watered,
and fertilized. Planting is the beginning, the start of new
life.
The process begins with the basics. Dirt. And a
single seed. And the seed must die. And seem to decay. This life
process become visible when the seed begins to sprout.
As it rises above the ground and is joined by other seeds, a glimpse of
the potential plant emerges. A small bean seed can become a tall and
strong stalk, dwarfing the original seed many times over.
The balance in life, and in nature, includes harvesting time.
A time to uproot. The moment when a plant matures, and is
ripe for the picking.
A Time to Plant and a
Time to Uproot (cont.)
Uprooting a vegtable for
harvest is good. It has been a time of celebration for peoples and
cultures across the globe, and across the centuries.
The time
to uproot may include removing weeds from your yard, or a field of
crops. The good plant may be choked and hurt if the weeds are not
uprooted.
Can the good in your life, your times of planting, be
upset? Can the weeds in your relationships with others create problems?
Are there important times of uprooting in your life that may be
good?
And how does planting and uprooting fit with the rest of your life?
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