Patiently Waiting for the Harvest

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Central figure of Christianity, born in Bethlehem (5)
  2. 4. The creator and ruler worshipped in many faiths (3)
  3. 6. A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events (plural) (7)
  4. 12. The property of being physically or mentally strong (8)
  5. 13. Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence (8)
  6. 14. A small hard fruit (plural) (5)
  7. 15. An outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals (4)

Down

  1. 1. Any plant that crowds out cultivated plants (plural) (5)
  2. 3. The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock (7)
  3. 5. A verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do something in the future (plural) (8)
  4. 7. The United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (7)
  5. 8. Any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message (7)
  6. 9. Gathering crops when they are ripe (7)
  7. 10. To have a great affection or liking for (6)
  8. 11. Grains of common ___ (5)