A Long Time Coming

We cannot always see evidence of the slow work of God in our lives and yet; He works.  Sometimes a seed as small as a germ takes a measure of our lives to be planted, die, change and take root.  The taking root bit seems to be the hardest because it's the time when all the evidence is below the surface.  

Above all, trust in the slow work of God

Above all, trust in the slow work of God.
We are quite naturally impatient in everything
     to reach the end without delay.
We should like to skip the intermediate stages.
We are impatient of being on the way
     to something unknown,
         something new.
Yet it is the law of all progress that is made
     by passing through some stages of instability
         and that may take a very long time.
And so I think it is with you.
Your ideas mature gradually. Let them grow.
Let them shape themselves without undue haste.
Do not try to force them on
     as though you could be today what time
         -- that is to say, grace --
     and circumstances
        acting on your own good will
     will make you tomorrow.
Only God could say what this new Spirit
     gradually forming in you will be.
Give our Lord the benefit of believing
     that his hand is leading you,
     and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself
         in suspense and incomplete.
Above all, trust in the slow work of God,
     our loving vine-dresser.
Amen.


Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

I am eager to share what has been germinating in my own life, now about to take formation.  I ask for your prayers as I embark on a new project with Phil. We will be heading west in a few weeks to record a single entitled "Shelter & Strength".  My heart is bursting with anticipation to share this song with you, I hope that you will join us on this journey.

My prayer for you today is that you will be reminded that He’s not forgotten you; He's on your side.

May you find great courage in the knowledge of His unfailing love and faithful work in you.

Isaiah 35:1-4

The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.  Like the crocus, it will be burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy....Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.” Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.  Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy.  Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.