A Timbered Choir by Wendell Berry
Whatever is foreseen in joy
Must be lived out from day to day.
Vision held open in the dark
By our ten thousand days of work.
Harvest will fill the barn: for that
The hand must ache, the face must sweat.
And yet no leaf or grain is filled
By work of ours; the field is tilled
And left to grace. That we may reap.
Great work is done while we’re asleep.
When we work well, a Sabbath mood
Rests on our day and finds it good.
In this 31 Days of Fall we have worked through back to school/routine aspects of fall. Week 2 we tested the winds of leaves falling and the fall seasons of our faith. Last week we tasted a bit of shortening days and the invitation to Sabbath rest.
After much labor, this week we face Harvest time. A time to reap what we have worked for. A time to reflect on the abundance that results from the soil we have toiled.
This Sunday, may you have remembrances of harvest times of your faith. And hope for what is still to come.
I’m participating with The Nester in 31 Days of Noticing Fall. This is Day 21.
You can find all 31 Dayers here. There are so many wonderful topics.
If you missed any days in the series, you can find my posts here.
The above poem is from Wendell Berry’s book A Timbered Choir- The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997. This poem is from 1979 X. You can find it here.
Reflecting upon His abundance today:))
Looking forward to this Thursday…