Sowing Season

In the backyard under a layer of leaves, a pair of pink-handled scissors lay. One sibling discovered them, another had lost them, and the third took an interest. She let the scissors soak in vinegar for a few days to remove the rust. Then she scrubbed them clean and washed away the sour scent.

“Well that was a big waste of time,” she lamented. “I tried to cut a piece of cardstock, and the scissors broke.” But had it really been a waste of time? After all, her effort could have produced a perfectly sturdy pair of scissors.

We never know what good could come from sowing seeds of kindness into the lives of others; why not give it our all? Even if one attempt ends in disappointment, the next could serve as a dazzling display of what wonders God can work through His children. Galatians 6:9 encourages us to never give up: “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”