The photo on the right was taken during St. James’ “coffee hour” after the English service about a month and a half ago. At that moment, I was drawn to the small red tomatoes beautifully piled in a plastic box on the long table prepared for our gathering.
Yes, the fruits in the transparent plastic box looked truly eye-catching, especially with the shiny reflections of the ceiling lights. Even now, in this picture, they still catch your eye and mine—don’t they? If you look closely, you’ll notice several bright dots—like smiling stars—on the red surface of each one. These dots, or stars, are light reflections, vivid and captivating!
Today, I’d like to share with you some pictures I’ve “reproduced” or “re-created” from that original photo. Though they depict the same small fruits, these new images display a variety of striking colors: ruby red, olive green, light or dark blue, yellowish brown, bluish purple, and other intriguing combinations. Looking at them, can you imagine what qualities they might represent? After all, what kinds of fruits could they be?
Beyond distinguishing cherry tomatoes (round in shape) from grape tomatoes (oval in shape), I suddenly began to reflect on the fruit of the Holy Spirit. According to Galatians chapter 5:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love (仁愛), joy (喜樂), peace (和平), patience (忍耐), kindness (恩慈), goodness (良善), faithfulness (信實), gentleness (溫柔), and self-control (節制).”
At the same time, I thought of a Chinese proverb: “要怎麼收穫,就先怎麼栽種,” which means: What you harvest depends on how you plant.
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