Roses Bloom on Their Own Time

I was reminded recently of an image that taught me a lot when it first came into my life, and it just came back to me:

A hand, gently trying to help a rose bloom more quickly by tugging on petals in an effort to help them separate.

This is not how nature works. Roses bloom on their own time, and trying to "help it along" damages the flower more often than not, destroying what it could have been.

Sometimes, the best path is truly to step back and let the rose bloom into what it was always made to be. Sometimes the brave course is waiting and trusting that the Being who made the rose is wise to let it reach its beauty without any meddling. Sometimes, there is a reverence to the experience of waiting.

It can be enough to simply wait, trusting in the process to come to its fruition; Amen!