Today we celebrate our Harvest Festival, traditionally a thanksgiving for the plenty given to us by God.
This week, I have been ensconced in my computer corner, compiling, formatting and editing our cookbook. I can thank God that I have ‘harvested’ a magnificent array of recipes from our congregation and their friends. As I look through the wonderful variation piled in front of me I cannot help but be overawed by God’s bounty! The gifts He gives us are innumerable. Not only in terms of food, but also in the million and one combinations it can be put together.
Add on the beautiful Graces that have been given to go with the recipes and this book is harvest personified. Not only am I up to my ears in food ideas, but every page is prompting me to take a minute to remember where it comes from. Here at All Saints, we are God’s bounty. Imagination, generosity, dedication, all abound in the minds and hearts of us all.
Our Harvest is embodied today in the food collected and displayed in our church. And as with all good things, it should be sampled in moderation, so we will be spreading the bounty about and donating to the poor in our region. The collection taken will be donated also, this year to Reverend John Underwood’s effort in North Korea.
So take a moment, today and every day, to think about God’s bounty in your life. Every time we say a Grace, we are holding a mini Harvest Festival. Every time we cook a meal, we are celebrating the vast array of the world’s resources God has given us and the limitless imagination to put it all together in new and delicious ways that He has gifted us. Thanks, Father.
Having said that, never put lobster in a sweet mac and cheese. God will not approve...
