{"id":565,"date":"2018-09-10T17:51:31","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T16:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/?p=565"},"modified":"2018-09-10T17:54:03","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T16:54:03","slug":"harvest-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/harvest-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvest Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our lives go through many seasons, and there are times when it is natural and easy to be thankful at harvest time. So, if you are in a relaxed place and able to drink in the goodness of God and his provision, it is a joyful and special time to give thanks! However, as Christians we all face times where it is harder to be overflowing with praise. Our heavenly Father knows us, and loves us just as we are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+23%3A4&amp;version=NIV\">in the valleys<\/a> as well as on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+5%3A16&amp;version=MSG\">hilltops<\/a>, so allow yourself the grace to engage with this festival in the truth of your own circumstance and feelings.<\/p>\n<p>What is amazing about the seeds of peace, hope and love that God plants by his Holy Spirit into our lives is that it is <strong>often in the hardest and darkest times<\/strong> that we reap the fruits of these seeds. For to grieve daily yet to still love is a beautiful fruit, to be hurt and broken yet to still forgive is an abundant reaping and to struggle with pain or ill health yet still to engage with others and enter into the hope in Christ is a remarkable harvest. <em>These are kingdom blessings that shine so brightly to all around you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wherever you find yourself this harvest time, we hope this prayer will help you connect with your heavenly Father: &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xV_B1s6DlSE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Harvest Prayer<\/h2>\n<p>Father, as we celebrate this season of thanksgiving, we give thanks for the blessings of food, provision and nourishment.<\/p>\n<p>Please grow in us a harvest for the world. Come sow a seed of hope within our souls Lord, that we might yield goodness, patience and kindness in abundance.<\/p>\n<p>Sow a seed of peace in our lives Lord, that we might bear the fruits of forgiveness, compassion and righteousness.<\/p>\n<p>Come sow a seed of love in our hearts Lord, that others would reap the blessings of family, friendship and community.<\/p>\n<p>May each seed of hope, peace and love grow within us into a harvest that can be feasted on by all.<\/p>\n<p>Amen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Prayer by Julie Palmer)<\/p>\n<p>You can download and keep this film in HD for a small sum by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/FilmPages\/harvest_prayer.html\">following this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our lives go through many seasons, and there are times when it is natural and easy to be thankful at harvest time. So, if you are in a relaxed place and able to drink in the goodness of God and his provision, it is a joyful and special time to give thanks! However, as Christians <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/harvest-prayer\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[7,8,6],"tags":[11,47,15,31],"class_list":["post-565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","category-music","category-prayer","tag-film","tag-harvest","tag-music","tag-prayer-poem"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Harvest_Prayer_600.jpg?fit=600%2C338&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bKxI-97","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":122,"url":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/finding-faith-in-prayer\/","url_meta":{"origin":565,"position":0},"title":"Finding Faith in Prayer","date":"November 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Sometimes I feel it is pointless praying. 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