Labor Day::from the work of our hands and the labors of love...

Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands.

Psalm 90.17

Unless the Lord builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.

Psalm 127.1

Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.

John 6:27

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:58

We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

I {LOVE} Sunday::to pray to the LORD of the harvest...

Then he said to his disciples,  “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;  therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest  to send out laborers into his harvest.”
~ Matthew 9:37-38 ESV

{Photos::corn, sugarcane, rice fields, around the big Lake O, South Florida}

A month of gratitude::day seven...

 





 

As I count God's good gifts with Ann in a grateful community this Monday, I'm thankful for... 

...eyes and ears to behold wonder, capture music's timbre and delight in my beloveds

...a gospel-saturated, Word-infused Sunday morning message

...the patience and kindness and generosity of God's people

...hearts knit together in the love of Christ {bind us together, Lord}

...delightfully cool weather and pink socks and sweaters

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. Ephesians 4:1-6 ESV

{Photos} crop dusters glide over sugar cane fields, and the sugar cane processing plant in Muck City