14/10/2025
This line carries a quiet strength â a reminder that growth doesnât always look like movement. Sometimes, the most important parts of transformation happen where no one can see them. Just like roots pushing through the soil, stretching downward before anything appears above the surface, your progress might be hidden for a while. And thatâs okay. Growth is not always visible, but that doesnât mean itâs not happening. This prayer is for those seasons when youâre doing everything right â working, healing, trying, believing â and yet nothing seems to change. Itâs a request for patience and faith when life feels slow and silent.
We live in a world that celebrates visible results â milestones, success stories, achievements that can be posted and praised. But the truth is, the deepest growth happens in quiet seasons. It happens when no oneâs watching, when youâre learning to keep going even without applause. Roots grow underground, in darkness, where no light reaches â and yet, without those roots, the tree could never stand. In the same way, your hidden season is not wasted; itâs foundational. Youâre becoming stronger, more grounded, and more ready than you realize.
Itâs easy to mistake stillness for stagnation. You might look around and think everyone else is moving forward while youâre stuck in the same place. But often, what feels like delay is preparation. The dark seasons â the waiting, the uncertainty, the not-yet â are the soil where endurance, resilience, and character are formed. When nothing seems to be happening on the surface, trust that something sacred is taking shape beneath it. The work you canât see is often the work that matters most.
This prayer is also a plea against discouragement. When you canât see evidence of change, doubt creeps in. You start to wonder if your effort is worth it, if your prayers are being heard, if youâve been forgotten. But just like roots grow deeper when the tree faces wind and rain, your soul grows stronger through challenge and delay. Progress isnât always a forward motion â sometimes itâs downward, inward, unseen. Sometimes itâs learning to stay grounded while you wait for the season to shift.
One day, the growth thatâs been happening in the dark will break through the surface. It might surprise you â how much strength youâve gained, how much peace youâve found, how far youâve come without realizing it. Every unseen effort, every quiet moment of endurance, every prayer whispered through tears â theyâre all part of the growing. You are not behind; you are becoming.
So when it feels like nothingâs moving, remember: roots grow in the dark. Life is still happening, even here. The silence is not empty; itâs full of unseen progress. Keep trusting the process, even when you canât see it. One day, whatâs been growing quietly beneath the surface will bloom â strong, steady, and ready for the light.
The dark isnât where your story ends; itâs where your foundation begins.
