Plain Catholics in the Mountains and Valleys: The Rains and Patience

Rejoice in hope; endure in affliction; persevere in prayer. Romans 12:12

Prayer joined to sacrifice constitutes the most powerful force in human history.
St. John Paul II

I have a mustard seed; and I am not afraid to use it. (Habeo granum sinapis quod uti non timeo)
Pope Benedict XVI

But I feel the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a direct war, a direct killing, direct murder by the mother herself."
St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Thursday, January 10, 2008

The Rains and Patience

We are grateful for the rains we have received. As James 5:7 states
7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.

Tis a true exercise in patience; gardening is akin to a time outside of time. It has its own calendar and its own clock. Tis God's time. We continue to pray for relief from the drought and so God sends us comfort.

That's me away then.