Changing the Landscape

 

In days to come

Jacob shall take root,

Israel shall blossom

   and put forth shoots

and fill the whole world

          with fruit.

          Isaiah 27. 6

(What to do today?

Fill every square inch,

every corner, every crevice,

   every narrow squeak,

every patch of ground

         with fruit.

What can we bring

             to the table?

Whole baskets of blessings

       in unexpected places.

And sometimes unpacking

   something new

               in the familiar.)

O LORD,

We are not just here

            for a reason.

You have strategically

    placed us in this situation

    for Your glory,

cultivating, nourishing,

   pulling weeds, sowing seeds,

and planting orchards

        of fruit trees

which transform the landscape

  far beyond our lifetimes.

We may not be able

to alter circumstances,

but we can be faithful

  and let God

  bear the fruit in it.