I'm reading through Nadia Bolz-Weber's sermon for today "The Joy of God's Wastefulness" where she is talking about the sower and a memory pops into my head.
On our honeymoon in I believe was New Hampshire Kate and I took a tour in climax forest. Partway through the tour we came up to a huge rock sticking 8-10 feet out of the forest floor with an 8-10 foot circumference. There in the middle of the rock's top was an old tree, its roots gripping the rock as they reached into the ground. This tree's seed fell on rocky ground but succeeded anyway.
I have often thought that the most robust plants in my yard were the ones growing in the paths.
The sower's seed may fall on ground not suited for growth. But, some will grow, survive and nurture those that follow.
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