Yesterday I noticed a young man working to clear the ground near this ant hill. This evening I saw him again and asked if he was planning on growing vegetables. When he said yes I asked why he choose to do it so near the ant hill. He said he thinks this might be very fertile ground because of the ant hill. The whole episode reminded me of the exhortation in Hosea 10:12 to "break up your fallow ground". I wondered just how much real estate in my life is currently fallow. I'm usually inept at accurate self evaluation, but I know the Lord can see the landscape of my life with clarity and He is an expert in cultivation and fruitfulness. So here in Pepease, where I am removed from my 'normal' life, I'm taking the opportunity to ask God for a frank evaluation and recommendation. As I write this I can hear the students singing what has become my favorite new worship song. The chorus is "do something new in my life, something new in ...
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