The star word sitting above my desk is
perseverance
. At first, it seemed so obvious: when things are difficult, keep going. But over the last few months, this word has started to resonate more deeply. Perseverance is a call to trust that there is more going on than we can see or know at any given time. For me, moving forward when things are difficult is only possible when I trust that God is at work creating something that I can't see in this moment. All kinds of incredible creations happen in the dark --
a grain of sand forming into a pearl in the darkness of a oyster shell, a bulb sending forth a tender shoot in the darkness of the soil,
the development of a human fetus in the darkness of a womb, the first stirrings of the resurrected Jesus in the darkness of the tomb. God does some of God's best work in the dark, which reminds me that even when things are difficult and I can't imagine a way forward, it is an act of trust in God to persevere.
~ Amy Starr Redwine
O Most High, when I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid...
Psalm 56:2-4
