Sunday, October 30, 2022

Dear God,

This morning I was moved and challenged to think about faith as a seed.  But even more than that, you nudged me to remember all those who sowed seeds of faith into me.  Even as a child I remember my grandmother sowing seeds as I watched her read her bible, share vegetables in her garden with the hungry in her tiny community and pray on her knees for all of us every night.  

I remember Freida, my eighth grade Sunday School teacher whose love always encircled me and all members of her class.  I remember Mrs. Kintzel, my high school typing teacher whose patience and compassion led her to stay after school to help me find a rhythm that would aid me during high school, undergraduate and graduate school.  I remember Jeanne who supported me when I had trouble nursing my youngest daughter.  All these were sowers of faith, these and many more.

Thank you

for all 

the sowers

in my life.

Thank you

for the seeds

they sowed

in me.

Thank you

for the seed

who is you.

Yours, Andrea