We
had a nice rainy day today. That blessed moisture means quite a lot to this
areas farmers and ranchers. They put millions of dollars cumulatively into the
soil with seed, fertilizer, weed killer, and diesel fuel in their machinery.
Then they get to sit back and have the good faith that God will grant
sufficient rain and sunshine for their crops to grow. Many of us non-farmers
take all of that for granted.
Imagine
borrowing enough money to build a nice house, buying expensive seed corn and
beans, chemicals to get them started right, and then putting all of into the
ground. Now you sit back and hope and pray that the crops grow, and grow enough
to pay back your investment at the very least. This is your entire year’s
income as well.
Then,
as the summer progresses, things look just great. This could be a two hundred
bushel plus crop, and a dark dark storm cloud can pass over and wipe it all out
with hail in a few minutes.
Over
the past few years the farmers have been doing well because of great yields,
and good crop prices, but the ten year average has not always been that good.
Say a prayer for those farmers when you see them out in their fields over these
next weeks. They are a vital part of our economy, and they are our friends and
neighbors. Their very lively hood is a true act of Faith in God.
The
spring of the year brings out that little bit of farmer in all of us. We get
anxious to get some plants started or to plant a few tomatoes, or to start a
small vegetable garden. This spring has been about thirty days ahead of normal
schedule. Now, it seems, we are back into more normal temperatures and patterns.
Soon we can put out those annual flowers and get things going.
Celebrate
the warm sunshine and God’s gift of spring to us. You will see his smiling face
while He is watching you pick from His large selection of colorful flowers for
you garden and your flower pots. He could have made all gray
flowers, but instead He made the flowers with almost endless beauty for you and
I to enjoy! Thank God for the beauty of Springtime!
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