“Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ.” Ephesians 3:8

She wanted some plants, and needed some dirt. So there I was buying, then presenting her with, a bag of dark potting soil and some milkweed. The bag said it was ‘Organic’ and promised ‘bigger plants.’ It was also $1 cheaper than the other brands, a feature that ‘I’ happened to like. For what she was shooting for, it wouldn’t make a difference. So I got it.

Humus is that portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soil… dirt. The darker it is the more decomposed matter it contains. Ya can’t really eat it or wear it, but without it, life would be impossible. We plant seeds or re-pot plants in dirt because the dark dead matter feeds and grows life.

From the dead darkness comes a variety of plants. In our case… milkweed. Katie likes milkweed. Not because it tastes good… but because it draws butterflies. Katie REALLY loves butterflies. I do too. But not as much as I love her. So I work to make it possible for her to have what she enjoys to live joyfully. From caterpillar to butterfly, the process is beautiful.

Death returns live things back to soil. Soil grows life. It is a constant cycle. My life constantly consists of living and dying things… from hopes and dreams to situations and people. God uses dirty things to make and grow life. Even when I thought I was dead, He called. And like dirty Apostle Paul, I pass on life. What about YOU? After all… YOU were made from dirt!

Are you spreading life… or dying?