by Audrey Frank @AudreyCFrank
Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, we do not become discouraged (2 Corinthians 4:1, NET).
I learned the practice of perseverance on my great-grandmother’s farm. Summer cherry-picking was an elaborate cousin operation. Year after year, I begged to be part of the scheme, but as the youngest and scrawniest, I was not considered essential to either the picking or the reward.
