Seedtime and harvest

This morning I postponed my walk until the sun was higher in the sky - about 7:45 a.m. As I walked past the temperature sign on 32nd street, I was informed that it was 36 degrees F. at 8:00 a.m. It was also foggy and misty - a different kind of morning as we approach autumn.

This changing of the seasons reminds me of a wonderful verse of scripture (Genesis 8:22):

As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
day and night,
shall not cease.

The picture above shows the property at 54th and Grand on which we propose to build Holy Cross Church. That's me, out standing in our field.

For several years a large chunk of this property (about 25 acres) has been leased to a wheat farmer. We have a world to feed, after all, and we can't let seedtime and harvest go by without doing our share. There will come a time - soon, I hope - when we will cut back on the wheat farmer's activity and begin to build. In the meantime, we are planting seeds of a church that we trust will bring a lovely harvest to the glory of God.


In peace,
Linda+
The Rev. Linda McCloud
Vicar, Holy Cross Church - Episcopal
www.holycrosschurchbillings.org
406-208-7314