Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes. - Isaiah 5:2 (ESV) Father and vinedresser, who plants and prunes and gives us life, may we offer up to you fruit that is sweet

O Lord, who spoke wisdom in parables and taught many through stories that mirrored the people's lives and hearts, teach us to recognize when wisdom is being stolen from us, when we are tempted to give up in the face of trials, and when our hearts are being choked by promises of pleasure and wealth and vanity, so that we might seek out the richness of life with you and grow in love, joy, and peace, who was and is and is to come. Amen. The Sower by Van Gogh #Collect #Prayer #pa