God’s handiwork unfolds as you grow and blossom

Just like a plant with its roots hidden underground, you and I—out of public view and alone with God—are to draw from Him all that we need to live the abundant life He has promised His children.

~~Elizabeth George

This morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest Christian Women Writers of All Time.

Growth happens very slowly. We plant our gardens in the spring and wait patiently for the tiny green sprouts to appear. We nurture them, care for them, but the real work is going on below the surface. The roots spread, holding ground, soaking in water from the rain above, gaining nutrients from the soil. All of this hidden activity allows the plant above the soil to stretch tall toward the sun, to sprout leaves, and to blossom.

You are a delicate flower, reaching toward the Son. To have spiritual strength and vitality, your roots need to be strong. That growth happens in the quiet places, alone with God. As you draw the abundant life from him, you are prepared for life’s changing seasons: hibernation, vibrant spring, lazy summer days. When strong winds blow, through drought and rain, you stay strong.

God’s handiwork unfolds as you grow and blossom

Prayer for Meditation

Lord, help my roots grow down deep and strong in you.

Scripture for Meditation

Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who parts from me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. John 15:5-6

Music for Meditation

I Am the Vine

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