truth for today.

This verse in Hebrews stood out to me this morning. God has been gently and subtly placing things on my heart lately, and I believe He's preparing me to produce vegetation, not just to cultivate for myself, but for others. As I came across this verse, I was reminded that part of the preparation is rain.

This week in Greenville has been filled with rain. We started our long run yesterday morning on a trail covered by trees, and they were already dripping from heavy rainfall earlier in the morning. A few miles into my run, I came out of the trees onto an open part of the trail just as the rain was picking up again. It came streaming over my face, into my eyes, over my mouth, making it difficult to see the trail as I wiped my face to keep going.

Rain makes things unclear and uncomfortable. When you're caught in it, it covers you completely, offering no escape from its cold, wet heaviness. It is at times beautiful, and at others dismal, but it is always necessary. Without rain, there is no life.

My prayer is that I would welcome the rain in my life, knowing that even in its heaviness it is good, and trusting that at the right time, the rain will give way to the harvest.

xoxo.