Not only do we want to plant the seed, but we hanker after the harvest.At such times, I have found much strength and encouragement in this prayer of Oscar Romero, whose words I offer you now:It helps now and then to step back and take the long view.The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts,it is even beyond our vision.We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fractionof the magnificent enterprise that is God's work.Nothing we do is complete,which is another way of saying thatthe Kingdom always lies beyond us.This is what we are about.We plant the seeds that one day will grow.We water seeds already planted,knowing that they hold future promise.We lay...