Last week, Judah, Caleb and I rode in the combine harvesting mom's last wheat field of the year. I was struck during our time there by how God provides through the earth, how orderly and fulfilling is His creation; crops, seasons, rain, animals, fruits... beautiful as well as functional. I couldn't help thinking while sitting in the combine, watching the massive machine turn agile corners, though still leaving bundles of wheat behind in neat triangles at the end of every row, of this verse to the Jews from the book of the Law.
9 " 'When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. 10 Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God."
-Lev. 19:9-10; Deut. 24: 19
What mere leftover of God's abundance have I offered the stranger, the orphan, the widow, or the poor lately? Surely I have more to give than fallen fruit.
(More pics to come from this leg of the trip later)
2 comments:
Tiffany,
nice post. I am glad you boys got to ride in the combine and happier that you got more out of it than a ride on a combine. I am so luck you have you for a best friend.
Love
Timmy
Tiff, I love the picture of C in the field. Had so much fun with all of you here. Can't wait to do it again! Love ya, Mom
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