Harvest Festival - 4

Here we see a photo taken at the beginning of August of tomato plants growing in my conservatory. By now they have yielded hundreds of lovely bright red cherry tomatoes - which I am still feasting on every day!



For the fruits of his creation,
thanks be to God!
For his gifts to every nation,
thanks be to God!
For the ploughing, sowing, reaping,
silent growth while we are sleeping,
future needs in earth's safekeeping,
thanks be to God!

In the just reward of labour,
God's will is done.
In the help we give our neighbour,
God's will is done.
In our world-wide task of caring
for the hungry and despairing,
in the harvests we are sharing,
God's will is done.

For the harvests of the Spirit,
thanks be to God!
For the good we all inherit,
thanks be to God!
For the wonders that astound us,
for the truths that still confound us,
most of all, that love has found us,
thanks be to God!

In case you are wondering, I don't always have my conservatory stripped like this - I was about to have some venetian blinds fitted when this photo was taken!