A pumpkin is sitting against the stone wall of a thatched house. It grew strong because it was not picked when it was green, was kept carefully, and exposed to the rain, wind and sun evenly. I think its owner will use it to make a lot of rice cake or porridge! It endured through when it was green and became a mature pumpkin. When I think of it compared to me, a miserable person who is full of whim and impatience, how would I ever be able to face the Lord? I also want to become an armful of pumpkin that will be given to Him.

Written by Gi-ja Han |Photo by Young-bin Kim
Extracted from Yonsei Newspaper #451 (September 12, 2015)