But when every leaf is dropped,
and the plant stands stripped to the uttermost,
a new life is even then working in the buds,
from which shall spring a tender foliage
and a brighter wealth of flowers.
So, often, in celestial gardening
every leaf of earthly joy must drop
before a new and divine bloom visits the soul.
~ ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe ~ ~
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