The Seed

This Easter, my 10-year-old daughter Cece brought home a seed planted in a little plastic cup of dirt. Her Sunday school teacher gave her the seed, and all the kids planted their seeds in class. We didn't know what kind of seed it was, but we were curious.

We put it in our sunny kitchen window and watered it. It sprouted and grew. What kind of plant was it-- a vegetable plant? When it warmed up this spring, we transplanted the plant into our flowerbed. We still didn't know what it was.

Look what the plant became! It is now a big bushy HUGE plant with purple flowers all over it. We learned it is called a Cosmos. The Cosmos plant is now literally bigger than Cece is. The little seed in its humble plastic cup that became a huge plant has been a great metaphor and teaching tool about Jesus.

The plant is now producing dozens of seeds of its own. Next year, I predict the Cosmos plant will take over the whole flowerbed.

So the message is KEEP PLANTING SEEDS, you never know what they will become!

Jesus talked about seeds in his time on earth. He shared many stories about seeds with lots of people as he told his good news. Jesus said, "The seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart--those who hear the word, retain it and by persevering produce a great crop." (Luke 8:15)

Please help share the love of Jesus--let's plant some seeds in Haiti.