So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9, NRSVue
Fall has officially arrived. Now, here in South Florida, that may not mean cool mornings, changing leaves, and pulling sweaters out of the closet just yet. But the calendar tells us that a new season has begun.
Paul writes, “So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9, NRSVue).
Sometimes we become discouraged because we cannot see the fruit of what we have planted. We pray, serve, love, forgive, encourage, and keep showing up, but we wonder whether any of it is making a difference. Yet God reminds us that growth takes time.
As we enter this new season, perhaps we can ask ourselves: What has God been growing in me? And what seeds of grace might God be asking me to plant for someone else?
We may not see the harvest today (or the changing leaves), but that does not mean God is not at work! The Lord is always with us.
Grace and peace,