Motivation Monday - What You Need to Believe About Seeds Buried in Sorrow
“We stand with you. Those that have been diminished because of their gender. Those that have suffered discrimination because of their race. Those that cannot speak or do for themselves because they have not had the resources or access. We extend our hand and raise you up to the full calling of human dignity and equity. ”
At Gather, we are called in this season to champion truth, challenge inequity (gender, race and class) and change our nation and our world. We say that. We believe that. At the same time we are faced with the challenge of not wanting to be political or add more rhetoric to the voices already out there across Canada seeking justice.
Sometimes, however, it is appropriate to add our voice as a movement, as we ask what Jesus would do in a world wrought with suffering, inequity and injustice. We know that Jesus would have compassion.
I was gripped by the words from this stunning worship song from Elevation and Maverick worship:
“Every seed buried in sorrow, you will call forth in its time.”
I have been thinking of all the sorrow. All that has been lost. All the grief we have buried ourselves because we can’t face it.
There are two ways seeds are buried.
We bury seeds of promise ourselves, believing for the hope of all we hold dear. We may be disappointed when there is no fruit that rises out of our effort when we most expected it. And we, slowly, day by day, begin to also bury our hope.
Seeds are also buried brutally and violently without our consent. They are thrown to the ground, stepped on and covered with blackness. We watch powerless as the dark forces around us crush humanity, based on judgements that some of us are worth more than others. We are either the wrong gender, the wrong people group, or in the wrong socio-economic class to warrant equal treatment.
But more importantly, we believe that the harvest will come. We believe the healing of all nations will come. The reconciliation of perpetrators whether intentional or complicit - with the victims – will come.
I believe the future will carries the anthem of women’s voices rising.
I believe the future carries bright the birthright gifts of women being poured out in the church and to the world.
I believe the future carries the hope of confident women using their voice to encourage, exhort and heal nations, in Jesus’ name.
I invite any and all of you to find your voice, speak your truth and change your world. We have created a space at Gather to dig deep and uncover seeds buried in sorrow, seeds buried in fear, and seeds buried because of lack of opportunity. There is still room to join us at Gather Voices. https://www.gatherwomen.com/faqs-voices
We stand with you. Those that have been diminished because of their gender. Those that have suffered discrimination because of their race. Those that cannot speak or do for themselves because they have not had the resources or access. We extend our hand and raise you up to the full calling of human dignity and equity.
Only Jesus can harvest the fruit from the seeds buried in sorrow. His Resurrected Life is proof that the deepest sorrow, the greatest pain, the greatest opposition to your voice cannot prevent the stone to be rolled away from the grave, and all that has been buried to rise to new life.
May justice flow like a river and righteousness like a never ending stream (Amos 5:24).
May it be so in this generation, on our watch, in Jesus’ name. Lord, create genesis moment for women in our nation – to experience a reawakening in the church and everywhere.
Every voice matters. Every woman matters.
I believe in you!
Cathie