Millet, Jean François, 1814-1875
The Sower, ca. 1865-1866
black conté crayon and pastel on paper
Clark Art Institute Williamstown, MA
[And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying:] “But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.” Matthew 13:23
Today is a bad pain day. It is taking most of my energy to breathe. The soil I have to offer the Lord feels stony, weed-infested, and prickly with thorns. How can I hope to bear any fruit at all?
By letting go of self-pity, self-judgment, self-loathing and opening my mouth to say the one Word that heals: Jesus.
Mary Ann McSweeny 
Amen. Offering prayers for you.
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Thank you. Always need prayers.
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Hope you are feeling better, Mary. I enjoy your post so much, and am praying for you as well. God Bless, SR
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Thank you, SR. Doing better today, thanks to all those sweet prayers.
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