The Harvest!

"The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth laborers into His harvest." (Matt. 9:37-38)
(unfortunately, the picture isn't of us, but later I'll post some)


These words have taken on a slight new meaning for me. As before mentioned, we went to help harvest rice yesterday! The experience was exciting, wading around in ankle-deep mud barefoot, with small leaches hanging around. The rice was a bit scratchy on the arms, the sun got hot, the bugs were flying around us, but we kept on grabbing and cutting the rice. As we talked about our day, the above verse came to mind. The harvest truly was ready! There are fields and fields full of ripe rice here, but there are only a few workers! Why aren't there more? Maybe because the work is hard, the bugs are annoying, the sun is hot, the leaches are disgusting, and the plants are scratchy! Friends, God's work is not always easy, not always fun! There may be days of discouragement, things that seem to take your energy right out of you. But this work must be done! Nothing is too difficult to do for one soul! Are you answering the call, "Here I am, Lord. Send me"?