Some people called it 'The time of undoing; ' some, wishing to be more positive, spoke of it as 'The replanting' or 'The restoring' or even 'The resurrection' of the earth. All these names were accurate. Something had been done, and now it was being undone. Much had died or been broken or killed, and now it was coming back to life
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Various names describe a period where the earth was broken and then restored.
- In plain terms
- The time was called undoing or restoring because things were broken and then fixed.
- What can you take from it?
- Disaster can be followed by renewal and restoration.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What needs restoring?
- Is hope justified?
Another view
Not all broken things can be restored.
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