“Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you’ll have it forever, real and eternal.
John 12:24 -- The Message
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS SHOPPING FOR SEEDS
DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF ORDERS RECEIVED AND DELIVERY DELAYS WITH CANADA POST, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE LONGER THAN NORMAL DELIVERY TIMES. WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS AND ARE WORKING HARD TO MEET DEMAND.
Does this notice from the website of Vesey's, one of Canada's foremost seed suppliers really surprise any of us? We're all trying to figure out how to make the best of lock-downs and travel restrictions due to the pandemic. Want to buy a bicycle or a kayak? Good luck with that. Book a campsite? Apparently the bots are scooping them up.
Why not try growing your own flowers and vegetables, if you can get ahold of those elusive seeds and seedlings? There is only so much bread anyone can bake and consume, and someone, somewhere grew the grain to make those loaves.
This Easter morning we can remember that on Resurrection Day Mary, consumed by grief, did not recognize Jesus, initially, mistaking him for a gardener. I've never thought of taking tips on growing plants from the apostle Paul, but he did imagine the resurrection in terms of sowing seeds, which then germinate. He may have been aware of Jesus' use of that imagery.
As our plants emerge from Winter sleep and we plant with a sense of expectation, let's hold fast to our resurrection promise. Have a listen to Unless a Grain of Wheat by Bernadette Farrell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2fR9fUD5bM
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