Underground

The people from the family of Judah who have escaped and are left alive will be like plants that send their roots deep into the ground and produce fruit above the ground. ~ 2 Kings 19:30 (ERV)

After they were taken to Babylon:
Jehoiachin was the father of Shealtiel.
Shealtiel was the grandfather of Zerubbabel.
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud.
Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
Eliakim was the father of Azor.
Azor was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Achim.
Achim was the father of Eliud.
Eliud was the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar was the father of Matthan.
Matthan was the father of Jacob.
Jacob was the father of Joseph.
Joseph was the husband of Mary,
and Mary was the mother of Jesus, who is called the Messiah.
~ Matthew 1:12-16 (ERV)

Dear Heavenly Father, sometimes your activity stays hidden -- buried underground like roots -- until it is time for your gifts to surface and produce fruit. For a long time people waited for the coming of the Messiah. And now we are waiting for his return. We desire to eat the fruit from your trees. We want to experience your peace. I confess that I get anxious because so much of what you do is unseen to my eyes. I repent of the anxiety. Help me to live a trusting life. With your help that's what I want to do today. Amen.