Saturday, May 31, 2008
be patient little one
she is restless. in one hand, she holds a pretty pink watering can. in the other hand she grips a trowel thats a little too heavy for her. the skies are clear and the sun warms her face. but she doesn't notice. she's too busy staring intently at the ground. her father vigilantly watches over her from a short distance, fiercely protective and utterly devoted. he never takes his eyes off her.
she huffs a little. the exhalation of air is surprisingly loud for one so small. her features are drawn together as the scowl deepens. she bites her lower lip, thinking. finally she squats down, and begins to dig.
'princess? why are you digging?'
she loves it when he calls her princess. she glances up, wide eyed as a guilty look flashes across her face. 'i... uh, mm no reason daddy'
he squats down and gently takes the trowel from her hands. she again notices how large his hands are, how her little hand barely covers his palm. its funny how he towers over her, yet she finds such security in his arms. he grins as he notices a smudge of dirt on her rosy cheek. he wonders at such vulnerability and sweetness. a burst of love explodes in his chest.
'you know... it takes a little while for it to grow...' 'oh.. i know... thats why i waited 'til today.' she grins proudly
he laughs softly and tweaks her nose. 'sweetheart, when i said a little while, well.. i didn't mean just a day.'
'oh...' her face falls. 'but i want to see the pretty flowers now... i thought that maybe, you know... if i dug it up just a little... like a teensy tiny little bit... i could see how much they've grown...?'
she half expects her father to get angry, to scold her for not trusting him and being silly. but she is young, she has not even begun to understand the heart of her father and the extent of his love. he notices part of the flower bulb uncovered by his daughter's digging. as he carefully covers it again with the soil he teaches his daughter the lesson of patience.
'thats the funny thing about flowers, all you get to see is whats above and on the surface, you don't get to see the roots growing deeper into the ground. and the roots are what allow the flower to get the nutrients it needs to grow, the roots help the flower to stand firm and not be yanked away by the wind. if you try to dig the flower up now, before its time, you could be taking away its opportunity to grow. you could kill it.' he pats the soil gently, and waters it.
'oh' she blushes and tucks a strand of hair behind her ear. 'i'm very sorry daddy...' hoisting her onto his shoulders as her delighted laughter rings across the garden...
he smiles as he replies, "how about you wait with me? I promise you, it'll be worth the wait."
He has made everything beautiful in its time.
- Ecclesiastes 3:11
patience. faith and trust. wait upon the Lord
enveloped in a Father's love. Abba Father
....learning....
to lay me down....
Labels: bible verses, creative license, FirstLove, girl talk, learning, ove, patience
Updated@3:53 PM
so... whatcha thinking? =)
