Sunflowers

Apr. 28th, 2006 06:43 am
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Try as I might, I'm having to fall behind on everything here in LJ land - there's too many gaps that need filling at the school to keep it on its feet and I find myself running from one to another. The comfort is knowing that it is temporary, and though we may struggle with the drop in our enrollment right now due to the deliberate efforts of those-who-shall-not-be-named to pull or drive our families away from us and to kill us, we are still keepin' on - and as it has awoken a lot of folks who were previously only on the perimeters to really come in alongside us, we will be all right. The next year should be... interesting... and creative. I'm going to have to take on several events and duties that I didn't have before, some to my dismay as I have no experience with them but I think the end result will bloom.

Sort of like the sunflowers. I planted them last year, set them in the soil and watched hopefully as they developed leaves, imagining large, beautiful, tall flowers that summer. Alas, no - all I got were leaves... morose, I watered and fed them anyway - but then lo and behold, *this* spring those leaves came in again, stronger than ever and now there are lovely tall stalks coming up from them, the promise of a flower held in each cluster of little green leaflets and buds at their tips. Sometimes you need to wait and work through that time without flowers while down under the ground all those little roots are gaining strength again - and then watch it bloom.

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Date: 2006-04-28 07:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lin4gondor.livejournal.com
What an encouraging way to look at a somewhat barren time! I shall have to remember this! It's hard to wait sometimes for those flowers, but they always come in the end, and the wait is worth it. Once the flowers bloom, it's like no time has passed at all! Which helps with the waiting, sometimes. ;-)

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Date: 2006-04-28 09:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] estellye.livejournal.com
Sunflower wisdom! Gardeners understand about sowing seeds and waiting with patience. ((((Prim))))

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Date: 2006-04-28 10:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] iorhael94.livejournal.com
... due to the deliberate efforts of those-who-shall-not-be-named to pull or drive our families away from us and to kill us...

Ahh yes..hopefully the Voldemarts of the situation will move on soon...and I'm so glad new friends are coming along to stand beside you :) I absolutely adore the sunflower analogy! :)

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Date: 2006-04-28 10:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] solodancer.livejournal.com
ooh....lovely word picture/parable. I love it!

And speaking as one of the "leavers" from our home church, I can honestly say that I hope for Redeemer that there is some pruning of hearts going on and that in a season or two it will be strong and thriving again like your sunflowers. I've spoken to many of my friends from there that chose to stay and they, like you are doing just exactly what God needs of them. If everyone left there'd be nothing left to water. I know that God has lead us right though in our decision to leave. And just because it's different, doesn't mean it's wrong.

I feel for you in this situation. It's never fun to go through a pruning, but sometimes the results can be really worth it.

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