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Lessons in Faith from Morning Glories
By
Suzette Horyza
Each spring I plant little seeds in the soil, deep enough to take root. I try to give
them the right amount of water. Then I wait expecting the arrival of something
wonderful. But because I am impatient, it always seems like the wait takes forever. One
day I look out and see tiny leaves pushing their way through the soil. When they are this
young, their leaves look like an odd shaped pair of hearts. As they grow, their leaves
become single hearts. These leaves give me encouragement to wait. Eventually vines
begin to grow and wrap themselves around the balcony railings. I try to train them to
grow a certain way and some obey. Most have a mind of their own. They weave their
way up, down and around in a tapestry that is much lovelier than if they had obeyed my
wishes. I still haven’t seen the glory yet. Just more leaves and more vines. I add more
water…and wait.
One day, when I least expect it, there she sits: this single innocent flower opened
to full bloom as though she had always been there. I am humbled and grateful to see her
appear in all her glory. From that day forward I look out to see if others will appear.
Some days there are no blooms. But other days when I am greeted by the pleasure of
seeing a multitude of glories gently colored pink, lavender and blue. And these glories
that appear each morning gently remind me that they are like answers to my prayers.
I plant the seeds of prayer with God. (If the truth were told, He plants seeds in
me). I place them in soil I hope is fertile and I water and nurture those prayers. The
answers to the prayers are very much like the vines. They go where they are supposed to
go and not where I tell them to go. When the time is right, on their own schedule they
burst forth in all their glory. Some come one at a time. Some come in multitudes and
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some come not at all. It is the gift of the Father to answer those prayers the way they
should be answered, when they should be answered and not a moment sooner.
Is it frustrating raising morning glories or saying prayers? At times it can be but
those times are frustrating because of impatience. Giving it to God and letting Him bring
forth flowers and blessings are glorious not just in the morning but every moment of the
day.