Faithfulness in Scattered Seeds

March: Week 3 - Courage to Plant Seeds of Faith

Last week, we spent time loosening our grip on outcomes when sharing our stories. We noticed how easily responsibility creeps in — how quickly we begin to carry the weight of how our words are received, interpreted, or remembered. Many of us practiced speaking honestly and then resisting the urge to manage what followed.

This week invites us to stay in that same posture, but to widen the lens.

Because not all seeds are planted intentionally or carefully. Some are scattered — spoken casually, offered briefly, released without ceremony. And often, those are the ones we question most. We wonder if they were clear enough, meaningful enough, or timely enough. We wonder if anything will come of them at all.

Week 3 meets us right there — in the uncertainty of scattered faithfulness.

Opening Reflection

There is something unsettling about scattered effort. We tend to value what is deliberate, focused, and controlled. We like to see where our energy goes. We prefer to trace cause and effect. Scattered seeds, by contrast, feel inefficient. Risky. Almost careless.

And yet, much of real life — and real faith — unfolds this way.