When you see it, you may not know
How can it grow this time of year?
Just when the leaves are changing color

It lays in waiting
Waiting for the first rains
Waiting patiently
Patience
Are any of you truly patient?

The rains finally come
Nourishing, wonderful rain
And so comes life
Just when it seems like everything around is dying
But not the winter weed
Oh no
Life has just begun

It struggles toward the surface
Putting down it roots
Roots to take hold
To make it strong against the winter winds

Finally, it breaks the hardest of ground
Mother Earth
Just where you would think it couldn't
Wouldn't

But there it is
Under the fallen leaves
It still has a way to go

Up, up to the light
Amazing, wondrous light
Light that makes it stronger
Healthier

Now to work
It has a purpose
A job to do

Do you have a purpose?
A job in life to do?

The winter weed does
It must reproduce in one form or another
And in such a short time as you would see it
Before its time is done

You may not notice it as you hurry on by
But it will grow to its fullest capacity
With the wondrous, loving light

Oh, the blessed light that you all need
Whether you are aware of it or not

Soon the winter weed begins to bloom
You may see it
You may not

How can this happen in the dead of winter?
It was meant to flourish
To do something with its life
Are you?

Though the winter weed may struggle
It will survive
It may get stepped on from time to time
It was meant for that to happen too
That just makes it stronger
To fulfill its intended purpose

Will you?
Will you allow yourself to be fulfilled?

Soon the winter weed's end will come
It has done well
Spring is on its way

Its seed lays in waiting
Waiting for the leaves to change color
Waiting patiently
Patience
Waiting for the rains to come

After all the winter weed
Is just a plant out of place

And maybe so are you
You thought