The Afterword

Tag: dailyprompt-1864

  • The Farmer

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    by

    Peter
    in

    Listen—not all ground is broken the same.The farmer knows this.He runs his hand through the soil,presses it between thumb and palm,waits for the windbefore he lifts the plough. He does not thresh dilllike he threshes wheat.Black cumin is not crushed by a cartwheel.Each seed has its way,each time its season. So too the Lord—sometimes a…

  • More Than Destiny

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    by

    Peter
    in

    Do you believe in fate/destiny? I don’t believe in fate, at least not as some impersonal force that fixes every outcome in advance. But as a Christian, I do believe in the presence and guidance of God. Fate suggests that everything is locked in and life simply unfolds as it must. Faith says something quite…