Both the first and the third reading of the day have plants and growth as their central theme. It is all about seeds and plants and a detailed description of life/growth.
One thing for sure about seeds and growth: they take their time to grow. There is no rushing. When the time is right, the seeds will sprout and it will take its own time to grow. There is nothing called instant growth. One can at the most speed up the growth by supplying the plant with all the required nutrients and water. But even then there is nothing called, 'instant growth', like 'instant coffee' or fast food!
Secondly all of this growth is invisible to the naked eye. Right since the germination, which usually takes place beneath the ground till the very end of the plant, it is slow and invisible process... nonetheless real and apparent.
Two typical characteristics of the Kingdom of God: slow and invisible but sure and full of life!
One thing for sure about seeds and growth: they take their time to grow. There is no rushing. When the time is right, the seeds will sprout and it will take its own time to grow. There is nothing called instant growth. One can at the most speed up the growth by supplying the plant with all the required nutrients and water. But even then there is nothing called, 'instant growth', like 'instant coffee' or fast food!
Secondly all of this growth is invisible to the naked eye. Right since the germination, which usually takes place beneath the ground till the very end of the plant, it is slow and invisible process... nonetheless real and apparent.
Two typical characteristics of the Kingdom of God: slow and invisible but sure and full of life!
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