Thine hands unto

Thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.---
Deut. 12:18

Christ, when He blesses, blesses not in word only, but in deed. The lips of truth cannot promise more than the hands of love will surely give.
Spurgeon

When I was young at my grandmothers steep yard in West Virginia, it was a pleasure to mow the soft bluegrass with her reel mower.
When I was older and we moved to Florida, it was pure drudgery to mow the hard bahia grass with the reel mower.
Same blades but very different results. I liken the Bluegrass to a life where Christ both blesses in word and in deed. Even upon hills, the cutting is a joy.
When one works in his own effort, apart from the proper tool, (the spirit), toil and sorrow ensue.