A Year of Blessing - April 19, 2010

The boys wanted to plant a vegetable garden and were so excited when Pete and I bought some storage tubs and put dirt in them!

Jake wanted to plant beans. So I explained how to make a mound of dirt in the first tub, poke his finger in the dirt, and plant a seed in the hole. He planted 5 seeds then we watered them. I told him it would take some time for them to grow and we would keep them watered every day.

Zack planted lettuce in the second tub. I showed him how to make rows in the dirt and carefully put the seeds in the row. Then I poured some of the tiny seeds in his hands. He promptly put them in the middle row...all in one spot...brushed his hands off and wanted to water them. I managed to plant some more in the rows and cover them with dirt before he got to the hose!

The next two tubs needed more dirt. We told the boys we were going to get more dirt at the store and showed them the three bell pepper plants and two tomato plant we would plant in them when we got back.

The boys were already in bed by the time we got back from Lowe's, so we planted the peppers and tomato's while there was still a bit of sunlight left. We finished up with watering all of them in the dark and felt blessed to share a bit of 'farmin' with the Jacob and Zach.

Early the next morning I was startled to hear Jacob screaming, "Daddy! They grew! The plants! They Grew! THEY GREW!"

I think I have a bit of explaining to do...

1 Corinthians 15:41-43 (The Message)

You will notice that the variety of bodies is stunning. Just as there are different kinds of seeds, there are different kinds of bodies—humans, animals, birds, fish—each unprecedented in its form. You get a hint at the diversity of resurrection glory by looking at the diversity of bodies not only on earth but in the skies—sun, moon, stars—all these varieties of beauty and brightness. And we're only looking at pre-resurrection "seeds"—who can imagine what the resurrection "plants" will be like!

This image of planting a dead seed and raising a live plant is a mere sketch at best, but perhaps it will help in approaching the mystery of the resurrection body—but only if you keep in mind that when we're raised, we're raised for good, alive forever! The corpse that's planted is no beauty, but when it's raised, it's glorious. Put in the ground weak, it comes up powerful. The seed sown is natural; the seed grown is supernatural—same seed, same body, but what a difference from when it goes down in physical mortality to when it is raised up in spiritual immortality!