And other seeds

fell into good soil

and produced grain,

growing up

and increasing

and yielding

thirtyfold

and sixtyfold

and a hundredfold.

           Mark 4. 8

(The seed is God's Word.

Read the Word,

hear the Word,

write it in our hearts

  and in our actions,

embrace it,

cultivate it,

and God will bear fruit

      guaranteed,

in our lives and

  everyone around us,

even in barren

overlooked places

   and unlikely people

for His Kingdom.

Years ago, I started a

neighborhood Bible study.

A woman that I thought

would be least interested

    was the most faithful

    in coming.

She was hungry for Him.

Never underestimate

the power of God's Word.

He changes us

           through it.)

 O LORD,

Soften our hearts

         to Your Word,

in Your Word,

through Your Word.

And to realize that

the fruit You bear

is not limited

        in any way

to our lifetimes.

Help us to prepare

the soil in others' hearts

   by loving them

   right to You.

We pray for

  Your Word to

  change the landscape.

Help us to plant,

cultivate and realize

ripening is often

              unseen.