A Prayer for the Farmers

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 v
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.



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