Shade Tree Wisdom 11/22/07

Come, ye thankful people, come
Raise the song of Harvest home,
All is safely gathered in,
‘ere the winter storms begin”.

Churches sing that . What meaning filled words these are.

The Harvest means that the Lord has not withheld the rain or the sun, and the weather turned warm and the seeds grew into a crop pf corn or wheat or timothy and that was harvested and stored in barns for the winter feeding.

It means the gardens produced bountifully and that harvest was canned and stored in the cellar for winter eating. Potatoes were harvested and stored in a cool bin, and the buildings were checked for damaged siding that might allow the rains and snows to enter.

Barns were filled with hay, silos were filled with silage, machinery was cleaned, oiled, and stored under shelter. Wood for the fires was stored in dry places, and the family was ready for the coming cold weather.

So they gathered in the Church for a service of thanksgiving to Almighty God who had been and was ever faithful.

To you, blessed of God in so many ways, a happy thanksgiving.

“With voices united, our raises we offer,
And gladly our songs of thanksgiving we raise,
With you, Lord, beside us, Your strong arm will guide us,
To you, our great Redeemer, forever we raise.”

GPD 11/22/07