Slouched down in my leather seat in a crowded railway car, I was being gently rocked to sleep by the rhythmic swaying back and forth of the old train clattering across the Polish countryside. Returning from a student conference in the mountains where I had been teaching and counseling with college students all weekend had left me a bit weary, lonely and depleted. Suddenly, the train took a small bend and the view changed drastically.
Thousands upon thousands of bright red poppies, gently swaying in the wind, spread over miles of the countryside. I was mesmerized by the beauty and began to imagine the invisible hand of God intentionally spreading seed generously over the many fields, so that in a country where there had been so much division, war and darkness for so many generations, there would still be a picture of His beauty, creation and life to comfort those who would see it…
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This is absolutely stunning. I am simply amazed by all God has created for his children to enjoy : ) Thank you so much for sharing this!
Sally! I just studied this verse this week. It was so interesting to me that the verse instructs us to sow a seed of peace to reap a harvest of righteousness.
Normally when you want a bean plant you plant a bean seed. When you want an apple tree you plant an apple seed. But in this verse if you want a harvest of righteousness you don’t sow a righteousness seed, you sow a peace seed.
It’s what I’ve been meditating on all week and I squealed with delight when I read your wonderful post! Boy the Lord is alive and active! And a field of Poppies?! Beautiful!
Oh how beautiful! Poppies are my favorite flower and I have never actually seen a field of them like this. After a whole week of 5 of us with the flu, this was just the blessing I needed! Thank you:)
One should learn not only take joy but give joy to everyone around us. then the small ponds of joy becomes lakes ,rivers and then oceans of the joyful world.