This morning, I sat down to read Proverbs 16. I have thoroughly been enjoying the proverbs as of late, filled with instruction, guidance and notes on how to become discerning. Gentle rebukes calling us to be more patient “better a patient man than a warrior...” (v 32). As we continue to journey with this community garden, I am often struck by how slowly it feels as though it is all coming together. The work seems endless; orders, negotiations, arranging teams, assembling the never-ending boxes of raised garden beds (IYKYK). But I’m reminded this morning that “better is a patient man than a warrior”, “better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice” (v8), and that if you just “commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.” As I step back and think of the very art of growing plants, I am again reminded that it is a slow, yet remarkably beautiful process. A tiny seed, not more than a centimetre planted into the ground and slowly but surely life …
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