Sunday, August 14, 2011

bringing in the sheaves

We reap what we sow.  What a joy to bring in the sheaves!

sheaf -  plural sheaves

noun
1.  one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
2.  any bundle, cluster, or collection: a sheaf of papers.
verb (used with object)
3.  to bind (something) into a sheaf or sheaves.

Psalm 126:6
6 He who goes out weeping,
   carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
   carrying sheaves with him.


Psalm 30:5

5 ... weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.