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And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.
Exodus 23:16
Harvesting Your Mind
Door Todd Beiswenger
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At harvest, we are to remember that all good things come from God. We are to acknowledge this not because God needs our praise, but because it is good for us. It opens our minds, and prepares us for God's good harvest.
(Referenties: Divine Love and Wisdom 335; Exodus 23:14-19; James 1:17; Jeremiah 29:11; John 3:27, 6:27)
Arcana Coelestia #8418
8418. 'And gather the thing of a day in its day' means continually, in proportion to need. This is clear from the meaning of 'gathering' as receiving, for when 'raining' means flowing in - that is to say, good from the Divine flowing in - 'gathering' means receiving, because the one activity goes with the other; from the meaning of 'the thing' as the object to which it refers, in this instance the bread or manna from heaven; and from the meaning of 'a day in its day' as continually, in proportion to need. Continually is meant because they received the manna daily (for the meaning of 'daily' is continually, see 2838); and in proportion to need is meant because they were to gather as much each day as they were going to need and no more, which for each person was an omen
