Praise in Abundance

​What has been forming over the last couple of weeks is a great deal of produce. A wave of fruits and vegetables have either ripened or come to maturity for harvest. I was able to focus with thanksgiving on this blessing as our group reflected on Psalm 67 for morning prayer this week. I’ve put photos throughout this post, as this is a bounty best seen rather than described. 

Psalm 67:
 
May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to shine upon us,   
        -Selah-
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that your way may be known upon earth,
your saving power among all nations.
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you judge the peoples with equity
and guide the nations upon earth.   
        -Selah-   
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​Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
The earth has yielded its increase;
God, our God, has blessed us.
May God continue to bless us;
let all the ends of the earth revere him.

My thoughts on what this psalm was calling me to do or be (one of our daily reflection questions from the ELCA Book of Faith Initiative), were to:
 
Praise God for the abundance that I am receiving.
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Praise God for the knowledge, equipment, and abilities for preserving the harvest that I have acquired over the years. 

And praise God for the work of it all.
 
This last one is the most difficult for me at the moment. It is especially difficult following a day that I spent 11 hours making 5 quarts of tomato sauce with the anticipation of a similar day coming up.