A seed is small enough to overlook, yet within it lies a promise of the future. Drawing on images of seed, sowing, and harvest from the Scriptures, we will reflect on God’s gifts and our response, on patient waiting and generous sowing, and on the mysterious growth of God’s kingdom.

After graduating from the University of Stellenbosch, Dr Rogers came to Ireland in 2007 to teach in Mary Immaculate College in Limerick before joining the faculty of theology at St Patrick’s College Maynooth in 2014.

Her academic work has focused on biblical wisdom literature and, in recent years, broadened to include spirituality and a focus on the theology of childhood.

Dr Rogers is a member of the Irish Biblical Association, the South African Society for Near Eastern Studies, the European Society for Catholic Theology, and the Godly Play International College of Trainers.