This last stanza of the Sowing Prayer is commonly used by farmers to ask for Adonis’s blessings in their endeavors. Many say it almost absent-mindedly, as a common invocation.
“Great Earth Father, hear my prayer.
With these humble hands, I till the soil,
Prepare the earth for the seeds of life.
Great Earth Father, hear my prayer.
I place each seed within your embrace
And ask that you welcome each into your arms.
Great Earth Father, hear my prayer.
As Eliwyn grew within your life-giving heart,
So, too, I pray that my seeds will grow.
“Great Earth Father, hear my prayer.
As I water the earth in due time
And tend the crops with loving care,
May your blessings be upon the land.”
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