📖 "When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field… you shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the Lord your God." — Leviticus 23:22 (NKJV)
There are days when showing up feels like planting seeds in dry soil. Quiet, unnoticed, almost thankless. This weekend was one of those days. I had five signed up. Not ten. Not twenty. Just five. I packed double anyway just because I didn’t want to be caught ill-prepared. And wouldn’t you know, a few more came. So I set up again.
As with previous events with little or no sign-ups, I could have cancelled. I could have rescheduled, but I showed up and there in that humble room — plastic tablecloths, palettes of paint, hearts quietly opening the Holy Spirit moved.
Then today, I was given this handwritten note after church, reminding me again why we do what we do:
"We’ve been praying for a ministry that can cater to drug-addicted, lost street people... Thank you for your ministry. I see many people coming to JESUS because of your efforts."
Nancy’s words, a seed of encouragement watered with hope. A divine reminder that what may look small in the natural is often sacred in the unseen.
Leviticus 23:22 isn't just about crops. It’s about margin. Leaving space for the ones who wander in late. The ones who didn’t RSVP. The ones who can’t pay but carry a hunger far deeper than food. We leave space — in our calendars, in our supply kits, in our hearts — for the ones Jesus would have stopped for on the road.
The image from that spiral-swirled background card — a group of eclectic, colourful people — captured it perfectly. A community not bound by sameness, but connected by kindness.
🖋️ Journaling Prompt
Where are you being asked to leave the “edges of your field” unharvested — space, time, resources — for those who might not yet have a seat at the table? 🤔
How is God inviting you to keep showing up even when it feels small or unseen? 🤔
Montag, 21. Juli 2025
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