God’s Fruit Stand

A woman went into a marketplace, looked around, and saw a sign that read "God's Fruit Stand." "Thank goodness. It's about time," the woman said to herself.

She went inside and she said, "I would like a perfect banana, a perfect cantaloupe, a perfect strawberry, and a perfect peach." God, who was behind the counter, shrugged and said, "I'm sorry. I sell only seeds." (Source | John Shea, "The Legend of the Bells and Other Tales: Stories of the Human Spirit)

Ponder and Consider

God doesn't deal out perfection, but the seeds which lead to fullness of life. Expecting something finished or a completed project, expecting quick and easy perfection from anyone or anything, is never realistic. We are an unfinished symphony living in an unfinished, ever-unfolding story of the universe. All we can do is to daily employ love, care, kindness, hospitality, and a readiness for constant and ongoing change and growth.

Pastor Selva Periannan