WHEAT WISDOM

Once there was a seed of wheat
Given to righteous owner
Who entrusted it to His servants
On a time-limited loaner

One took the wheat in hand
And let it fall upon the hardened land
Sorrow and grief lined his path
Committed to never giving to others what he lacked

Yet another took the seed in a bag
To his designer garden bed
He sprinkled it, with great joy,
On the perfect, plastic, place where rootless fruit remains dead

The third eyed the owner with disgust
As he kicked hard at land of dust
No place on earth could invite
The seed among thorns, offering beauty with a bite

Last but not least, received the wheat
And blessed it with words of love
Taking care to plant, water, and weed
The garden granted by God above

When the harvest time came
And the owner gathered His servants to give account
The grateful owner had a harvest to share
While the others accused the owner of giving them a lesser amount

....while they remained blameless

The owner declared "Away from me
You liars and thieves, taking only to receive
Never attempting to ground your seed
In the faith of what you believe

You chose to give your seed to the enemy
Fear and failure was easier to keep
Than to be accountable to the owner
From whom you willingly received

You have no wheat because you let the seed die
No one is to blame but your father, who lies
Harvest time has come and empty is your lot
Full of  stuff your faith in fear has bought"

No matter the ground the wheat lies upon
The seed will never be a tare
But the stewardship of the seed
Will expose the level of care

......while opportunities remain open

Written by Trudy Schrader on 11-14-2018