My agricultural heritage often surfaces in my thinking. A recent case in point would be my work on a stewardship sermon on the theme of “gratitude.” I keep coming back to the thought that gratitude requires cultivation. To become a truly grateful person, one must work at or develop that quality. One must cultivate gratitude. Agree?
Let me further puzzle this one out with you: Cultivation is all about preparing, developing, and improving soil conditions for maximum growth and production. A well cultivated garden or field is absent the invasion of weeds that compete for nutrients. It also contains soil that has been worked up, broken up, and made ready to receive seed or plants. And it may benefit from some additive fertilizer, or a cover crop that has been tilled under. These small but important steps will yield a more productive crop from a well cultivated environment.
Isn’t the same true of cultivation of our lives? Continue reading
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