The Fruit of the Spirit

go

produce

isn’t that what it means to be human?

working until we come to the end of ourselves

trying to show something for our efforts

but what if there was a limitless pool

a fount so deep we could swim down

            and never discover it fully

its water yields thirty, sixty, a hundredfold

when it is poured out on seed

Even if we,

            In a futile effort,

threw that seed down

with no energy to grow it ourselves

yet we desired the seed to grow

i guess that’s why we threw it

it could be a seed of love

            or joy

            or peace

patience is what I need grown

maybe you need kindness, goodness

            or faithfulness

            or gentleness

Maybe more self-control is needed today?

is this what it means to be human?

to lay seed

and trust it will be watered

by a greater source

in order that we bear fruit

for a prosperous life

not one of material wealth

but one made of treasures of a

            greater kingdom

to feed a broken world

and work to sow healing