Farmers recognize the mystery of the cycle of life better than most.
Family farmers appreciate more fully the frailty of life as it relates to their livelihood.
Daily they must be concerned about the weather, danger of disease, and the market for their produce. Weather may seem to be very fickle. As scripture suggests, it rains on the just and unjust alike. It also may not rain on the just and unjust. Either too much or too little rain can decimate a crop.