Daily Devotion - Friday, April 2

To Spend Time with Seeds

“O magnify the Lord with me,
let us exalt God’s name together.”
--A request to sing of God’s goodness

Thank you for letting me share some of my “seed planting” stories with you this week. I close this week's devotions with a hymn by contemporary hymn writer, Natalie Sleeth. She is a gifted composer. This hymn expresses why I believe it is important for every person to spend time with seeds and the soil; to spend time with the rebirth of nature; to spend time in silence with the rhythms of life, death and LIFE.

“In the bulb there is a flower; in the seed an apple tree;
In cocoons, a hidden promise; butterflies will soon be free!
In the cold and snow of winter there’s a spring that waits to be,
Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.

“There’s a song in every silence, seeking word and melody;
There’s a dawn in every darkness, bringing hope to you and me.
From the past will come the future; what it holds, a mystery,
Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.

“In our end is our beginning; in our time, infinity,
In our doubt there is believing, in our life eternity.
In our death, a resurrection; at the last, a victory,
Unrevealed until its season, something God alone can see.”

• Today is Friday. The rhythm of life goes on. Absorb all the things that God is offering to you this spring. Have a blessed weekend.

--Ben Keckler
04.02.10