My friend, John Terstege, was excited the other day when I called round. His wife Alice cuts my hair once every two weeks and John is sometimes there to join the conversation. This time he showed me the new title of a book on seeds.(The triumph of seeds. Thor Hansen) The author, a molecular biologist, was struggling to make the imponderable simple to the lay man's mind. This is what he came up with by way of a definition of a seed:
"A SEED IS A BABY PLANT IN A BOX WITH IT'S PACKED LUNCH ".
Marvellous.
I thought about that quotation especially at the weekend, being Resurrection Sunday.
Jesus said concerning His crucifixion :
"EXCEPT A GRAIN OF WHEAT FALL INTO THE GROUND AND DIE, IT ABIDES ALONE,BUT IF IT DIE IT WILL BRING FORTH MUCH FRUIT.
These pictures sort of sum the whole thing up. At least they do to my mind.
Jubilate.
Ian
