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SEEDS OF PEACE -----
by Max Lucado

Never underestimate the power of a seed.

God didn't. When his kingdom was ravaged and his people had forgotten
his name, he planted his seed.

When the soil of the human heart had grown crusty, he planted his seed.
When religion had become a ritual and the temple a trading post, he
planted his seed.

Want to see a miracle? Watch him as he places the seed of his own self
in the fertile womb of a Jewish girl.

Up it grew, “like a tender green shoot, sprouting from a root in dry
and sterile ground.” (Isaiah 53:2) The seed spent a lifetime pushing
back the stones that tried to keep it underground. The seed made a
ministry out of shoving away the rocks that cluttered his father's
soil.

The stones of legalism that burdened backs.

The stones of oppression that broke bones.

The stones of prejudice that fenced out the needy.

But it was the final stone that proved to be the supreme test of the
seed. The stone of death-rolled by humans and sealed by Satan in front
of the tomb. For a moment it appeared the seed would be stuck in the
earth. For a moment, it looked like this rock was too big to be budged.

But then, somewhere in the heart of the earth, the seed of God stirred,
shoved, and sprouted. The ground trembled, and the rock of the tomb
tumbled. And the flower of Easter blossomed.

Never underestimate the power of a seed.

Thank you Sue for reminding each and everyone of us about how the flower of Easter blossomed.

I know I say this each year, but it does concern me that there are still youngsters in our society that only know Easter because they get Easter Eggs and not what it is all about. The seed of that knowledge has to be planted, but if others are not there to do so, then how are they going to know? My own granddaughter is in the school's Easter Play and really enjoys telling me all about why Easter is nearly here - but she has also told me that there are children at her school (little Tamara is only 7) that go around saying things like "Jesus was not true" and "my mum says that she does not believe in Easter" etc - how very very sad.