receiving the harvest — thanksgiving
 

we are into the harvest cycle now

 how does it feel
in your heart
in your belly?
how does it feel in your whole body

 when you look back to last winter and early spring
the time of sowing
how does it feel
what do you see
do you notice patterns of association
between the seed and the harvest
do you like what you see
what do you feel

 i have found it is best not to judge
what appears to be a weed in the garden
often turns out to be a sacred healing herb

 it is best not to judge

 receive the harvest
be thankful for what returns
sanctify your sons and your daughters
and
deliver the gift

 as it is in you and me
so it is in the world

 the world as a whole has moved into a season of harvest
together
we reap the harvest from centuries of sowing
how does it feel
do you like what you see now appearing in the earth

 it is best not to judge

 in the world cycle
the fire of harvest blends
with the water of new beginnings
this is a newly dawning day
and a fine mist rises up from the face of the land
watering the whole garden
the planting of the lord

 receive the harvest
be thankful for what returns
sanctify your sons and your daughters
deliver the gift

 deliver the gift

 david barnes