Do you know the great hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”? It was written by a man named Reginald Heber who pastored an Anglican church in England—a church that was previously pastored by his father. Between 1811 and 1821, Reginald wrote 57 hymns, which he longed to see published; but the Anglicans hadn’t yet adopted the singing of hymns in worship. Heber packed away his hymns and sailed as a missionary to India, where he labored with intensity for a few short years before passing away at age 42. His hymns were published after his death, and one is famous to this day: Holy, Holy, Holy. There is great hope in working on something that you might never see to the end, trusting that God is involved, even if you can’t see it.

Do you have something you’re working on that you hope to see come to fruition? But you’re not quite sure how it’s going to all turn out?