A Seed of Hope - From More Hope
A Seed of Hope
On the outside you may feel stuck.
There is no end in sight to your waiting.
But on the inside where you can’t see,
where you can’t even feel,
something is happening.
A seed of hope is planted in your soul.
Nothing you do can make it grow.
Nothing you can do can stop it.
There is only waiting
and trusting that tiny seed.
Imagine that seed, breaking open,
sending out a shoot of green,
putting down tiny roots.
The hope that you long for is growing.
In the right time you will see it.
James 5:7-8
Be patient, then, brothers,
until the Lord’s coming.
See how the farmer waits for the land
to yield its valuable crop
and how patient he is
for the autumn and spring rains.
You too, be patient and stand firm,
because the Lord’s coming is near.
Henri Nouwen
A waiting person is a patient person.
The word patience means the
willingness to stay where we are
and live the situation out to the full
in the belief that something hidden there
will manifest itself to us.