After church today, Songbird and Hubby’s conversation turned to green peas. Don’t ask me why. I don’t eat green peas. Neither does Hubby. We’ll eat them with the corn, beans, and sausage in our soup. We’ll tuck them under the crust of our chicken pot pie with the other veggies. But plop a spoonful of plain green peas beside our pork chops, chicken, ribs, or roast? Perish the thought. Not my fam, Sam-I-Am.
My mama cooked field peas or black-eyed peas with ham hocks or other meat, but she didn’t make me eat a lot of green peas. So, I didn’t develop the habit or the taste buds to eat them. And since neither Hubby nor I eat green peas, our little people don’t eat them, and it’s unlikely they’ll serve them to my grand peeps. It’s going to take the love of a son- or daughter-in-law to introduce the hidden beauty of green peas into their life.
Now, what does this have to do with Jesus (because you know it does)?
I don’t really care if they eat green peas, what some call the “world’s healthiest food.” We supply enough collards, cabbage, green beans, kale, zucchini, and broccoli to make up for it. What I care about most is that they serve the greatest God. I want to witness the blessings of Jesus coming out rather than the benefit of peas going in.
My folks passed down a healthy helping of faith. They took me to church—dragged me, if you will—on Sunday mornings, New Year’s Eve, and Wednesday nights. I sang in the junior choir, sat through Sunday school, and attended VBS. I admit I didn’t listen or like it most of the time, but God used Daddy and Mama to plant a seed of faith that He watered, fed, and grew. I believe I’m reaping the harvest within my own family, and I pray they’ll pass it on and on and on.
One day I may find a recipe for green peas that I like, and if you have one, please share it with me. In the meantime, I’ll continue feasting on the Bread of Life and sharing Him with my family. Pass the faith down, please.
We are what we believe.
“Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.” 2 Corinthians 9:10, 11
unsplash-logoRachael Gorjestani
