A Prayer about the Abundant Harvest to Come

…the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy. Psalm 65:13

Lord of the Harvest,

In this season of harvest,

May we join together 

with the hills and the meadows and the valleys, 

shouting and singing for joy.

Yes, it’s true, we don’t always see the bounty 

described in Psalm 65 

on this broken earth:

crops wither under drought and frost,

forests and trees are devastated 

by wildfires, hurricanes, and earthquakes,

and yet we know a day is coming

when you will crown creation 

“with your bounty,” 

when your paths will “overflow with abundance” (Psalm 65:11). 

We look forward to the day we will gather 

in your restored creation, 

in the new heavens and the new earth, 

and we will see how you have sustained us all along, 

not just spiritually, but also physically. 

We look forward to the day 

when you will “make the going out of the morning 

and the evening to shout for joy” (Psalm 65:8). 

We look forward to the day 

when we will join with all of creation 

in awe of the “awesome deeds” you have done (Ps. 65:5).

In Jesus’ restoring name. Amen.

Read Psalm 65.