Ephemeral and Eternal

Gal.6:7-10Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.  The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith. Saturday was filled with harvest-season thrills!(weather turned out drier than expected) ...and it's because of the on-coming generation that what we sow is so crucial;they will be reaping some of that harvest!! We cannot ever fully knowWhere-when fruit grows from seeds we strewOr how far-reaching is the flowOf words we say and deeds we do Eternal and ephemeralThe potent ink of moment-fontUnfathomable potentialFor kinder thought and meeker want …and humbler thanks for lessons learnedThat teach a sweeter contentmentAs moment-to-moment is turnedInto lifetimes composed and spent Ah, we can never fully seeWhere moments, as they slip through choiceWill root and sprout into a treeAs fruit of fallen seed gives voice Then, pray for purer, truer loveFor nobler goals than earth can boastFor what God grants is quite enoughTo serve Him to the uttermost As much as lies within us thenWe ought to try each day to dwellPeaceably with our fellowmenBecause of seeds that soon will tell …how well we loved each other whileMoments tumbled through touch to meldTo Bygone’s everlasting isleOf moments once so briefly held © Janet Martin Until we make our peace with God we cannot truly make peace with each other~ Yesterday, the service leader opened the service with prayer for this broken worldwhich we all have our own broken part in!How comforting to be able to gather freelyand open God's word together to grow in Rom.12:18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Isa.26:3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Isa.48:22“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.” My, my, how the wicked wreak havocwhere peace could/would otherwise be! We remember those who are suffering today,especially in war-torn countries!