In the Bible, abundance begins with God, who fills the earth with living things and sends the rain that fills the barns. Jesus says he came so that his sheep may have life “to the full” (John 10:10), and he also warns that life does not consist in an abundance of possessions (Luke 12:15). The harvest passages speak of rain, grain and wine: Psalm 65:11 gives thanks for a harvest already gathered, and Deuteronomy 28:12 and Joel 2:25 promise one,…
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