A Prayer for the Farmers
By: Fran Watson
With so many farmers getting out of the business of farming due to mad cow disease, little money for their crops, smaller families, cities taking over the fertile farm land, big business moving in on and taking over small farms, I thought it was time to recognize the good that the farmers do for us.
Vegetables don’t grow in cans…..meat doesn’t fall from trees. Without the farmers, we would be starving!! I hope that you will join me in remembering the farmers and when you have the opportunity, thank the farmer for hanging in there, despite the poor beef prices, the poor pork prices, etc. Rember, the price you pay in the store is NOT the price the farmer gets — it’s not even close!!
A Prayer for the Farmers
Lord, what have we done
to our land
and to those who work the fields?
We have taken
without giving back
without thought
to the consequences.
Tearing up,
tearing down,
uprooting life,
and covering everything
with a hard, unforgiving substance.
You gave us this earth
to watch over
to look after.
Forgive us Lord
for what we have done.
Our ways bring death to the land.
We have been so concerned
with our desires,
that we have dismissed
the needs of others.
In our lust for faster
bigger, better(?)
we have lost sight of
those who helped
make our country what it is today -
the farmers.
Help us to remember
as we go about
our daily chores and
preparing meals,
that without the farmers
we would not eat.
Without the trees,
we would not breathe,
and the soil would erode
causing dust all around.
Grant to the farmers
strength to continue,
rain and sun for their crops,
faith in You
and in humanity,
that they may keep on
providing the food we need
to survive.
God bless the farmers.
Copyright Oct 2004
Fran Watson
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