The farmer

After I John 1:5-2:2

The farmer broke the landscape,

digging up rocks, cutting trees,

removing stumps, contouring hills

until the land, the soil

was ready, prepared, waiting.

The farmer himself waited,

knowing the time would come

for the planting of the seed.

The farmer had completed

his task, assigned: to prepare

a way for the seed.

Photograph by Allef Vinicius via Unsplash. Used with permission.