The flowers have turned to seeds and fruit,
For our enjoyment,
Our sustenance,
And our future life.
This is the time of fulfillment and completion.
It had a beauty of its own:
Perfect symbol of your providence.
We rejoice in the fruits you give us in your loving generosity.
by Philip Jebb
(The blessing of the first fruits traditionally occurs at the Orthodox liturgy of the Transfiguration on August 6.)
From To Pause at the Threshold, p. 44
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