Scripture & Reflection: Rogation Sunday - 25th May - and for the week ahead:Scripture:26 He also said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, 27 and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. 28 The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. 29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come.’(Mark 4: 26-29)Reflection:Today we celebrate Rogation Sunday where we thank God for the land, we bless the seeds that grow on the land and we look forward to the coming harvest. The farmer in this parable can do nothing about the growth once he has sown the seed - he has to wait until harvest time - he has to trust that the seed he has sown will grow in abundance - he has to trust in God.Much of life's biggest lessons and learnings come with patience. Faith, too, grows in the ebbs and flows of the lives of each of us. God is not impatient with our growth. God is the one who creates us from nothing and creates us each day of our lives. God grows love in us, so that our love can shelter and comfort many others.Lyn Hayes ALM
