Photo and Commentary (c)2024 by Russell Jurgensen
Thursday, August 15, 2024
I have mixed emotions about this pile of wood in our back yard. Mainly I’m glad I was not the one to do all the sawing. A tree service employee worked hard to get all those rounds cut.
It reminds me of the following verses.
Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”
John 4:36-38
It seems true that as we share our faith, the seeds we sow will lead to happiness down the road. Even when we may never see the people again that we share with, it is a blessing.
It looks like I’ll be the one to split and stack the wood in the photo. I’m not sure if I’ll be the one to use it, but I think it will help someone down the road.