This is causing some conflict in some neighborhoods and with HOAs, as people who like perfectly manicured monocultural lawns are irritated by unkempt yards of grass with dandelions raising their sunshine yellow heads as maturation to seed sweeps across the suburban landscape. There is a contemporary movement No Mow May that asks people in the northern hemisphere to forgo mowing so as to let the dandelions bloom and feed the bees who are waking from their slumber and are in need of nectar to sustain themselves until other blossoms are available. A weed that most are familiar with, that children and bees delight in, and many who want a manicured monoculture of grass abhor. The imagery of dandelions is in the forefront of my mind. Share in these gifts and know that we are all enough. Please go in the knowledge that there is enough for all, be it God’s earthly blessings that are so delicious and nourishing or God’s love that connects us. Go from this place during this harvest time and taste the ripeness of a plump tomato, the sweetness of fresh steamed corn, the crisp coolness of cucumbers. God’s people, you are called to go forth and appreciate the weeds among us, as we have each been in the wrong place at times. Leader: We dedicate these resources to doing God’s work among God’s people.Īll: May these gifts plant seeds of justice for God’s children who seek it may they remind us to love more mercifully may all walk humbly as we learn to trod gently upon this earth. We are all worthy of this enduring joy and sustenance as beloved children of God.Īs recipients of the many ways in which God provides, let us share this generosity with others whose seeds have not yet taken root, whose plots need tending. Let us know that God has always provided us with growth and abundance and will continue to guide us in the care of bounteous fields that spring forth with plant and animal, both weed and seed. We confess that we fall short and we ask that you show us the path again to your fruitful garden where all things grow and flourish. Guide us to give of that abundance, to receive with grace and gratitude, and to turn our hearts from the perception of scarcity. We forget that we are all created in your divine beauty, perfect specimens of your holy vision for a people who can love without bounds, share without tallying, and celebrate among the great diversity you created to thrive together. We forget that there are ample riches from this earth if we manage your resources you and we share generously among all your beloved children. God of creation and plenty, it can be easy for us to forget the abundant nature of your love. We are in need and we turn to you to be with us as we practice creating the kin-dom of heaven here on earth. God of many names, mother of all creation, father of all that is, womb of life, and wellspring of all that we can ever know, we invite your presence here as we seek to embody your loving spirit and create your presence among us. Many: For what our land grows with our tending, is only ours for a moment in time, filling a short term and immediate need.Īll: May we share the harvest by tithing back to nature, feeding the hungry among us, storing for the future without hoarding, and setting enough seed aside for the next season of planting. One: We have enough, and an attitude of plentifulness increases through sharing. Many: May we also recognize that the weed, the rabbit, the caterpillar also has needs for sustenance. One: While we channel resources – water, light, fertile ground to the produce we desire in our gardens, Many: As we harvest the fruitful seeds of nature and God’s Garden, let us share in the bounty with our neighbors. One: As we harvest our growing abundance in this time of mid-summer, may we relish in the fruit of our labor,
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