Readings: Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8: 18-23; Psalm 65: 10-14; Mt 13: 1-23

some rocky ground

some shallow ground

some thorny ground

some good

rich soil

we are

your landscape

waiting

thirsting

for your word

to call us

to life

you come

in abundance

showering

with seed

and rains

softening

blessing

yielding

as we open

our hardened hearts

roots grow deep

into the soil

of your love

ever nourished

your word

shall not

return to you

void

but in

a song

of joy

Is your heart the good rich soil?

How do you weed the thorns and sweep your path?

How do your roots grow into God’s love?