Phyllis Beveridge Nissila
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.*
Verses for July
In July, we wait,
water, weed, and watch
through the hot, hazy days
in the drama of growth slowed
between seed and harvest,
in the greening.
But beneath,
thirsty roots gather strength,
push deep,
wait on the Lord of the harvest
Who in due time,
in the fullness of it,
brings the fruit.
Seeded deep in the wait is also
what the thirsty soul knows
in the heat and the haze,
the watering, weeding, and watching:
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him,
to the soul that seeketh him.**
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pnissila 
Amen…Maranatha
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Hi, Cathy,
…and, of course, one thinks of this complementary verse, too: Isaiah 40:31-1, “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Blessings and Cheers,
Phyllis
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