Psalm 119:95 “… I will ponder Your statutes.”

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I enjoy mindless tasks…a simple job that can be done almost automatically without little attention.  It’s those quiet times that the Lord can speak very clearly to my soul and allow me to reflect on Him.  In the middle of a mindless task –  today it’s shelling peas – He reminded me of my childhood days and the family garden.  Shelling a mountain of peas, or at least I thought it was a mountain of them, was a family affair.  My Grandmother and Great Aunt would come out to the farm to help.  Mom and Dad would get up early and pick, we would all congregate  under the large shade trees and the shelling would commence.  Conversation would start out lively, but soon talk slowed as we worked in companionable silence.  After what I thought was an eternity,  the peas were shelled and taken into the kitchen, while the kids gathered up all the pea shells and gave them to the pigs.  Ah, those lovely mindless tasks …  a time to ponder God and wonderful memories.

Author: kezha1

A Christian mother, grandmother, and retired nurse living in Illinois. Called into a ministry of encouraging others to find their ultimate plan and purpose in life through Christ. View all posts by kezha1