In the Waiting

Ever since, I am intrigued with the vastness of the word “seasons”. I love to say it, I love to hear it. And when you try to explore its meaning, you will be surprised with what was going on in the mind of the creator of this word.

According to online etymology dictionary, season is:

c. 1300, “a period of the year,” with reference to weather or work, also “proper time, suitable occasion.”

It came from Old French seison, also saison “season, date; right moment, appropriate time” (Modern French saison) “a sowing, planting.”

In Latin it is “serere” which means “to sow”  which in turn shifted to Latin sationem, meaning “sowing.” Initially, this referred to actually sowing seeds, but later, as with the Old French seison, it shifted definition to refer to the time period when you sow seeds, so literally “seed-time.”  It was around 13th century that season was  also first used to refer to seasoning food—in this case from the Old French assaisoner, meaning “to ripen.”

WOW. Did you see it?! I mean, how insightful that word is! That ultimately season means “seed-time”, a time to bury seeds in the ground, and what else can you remember with the seed-burial thing? Let’s take a look at what the Bible says about it in John 12:24,

23 But Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. 24 Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.

25 He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.

There is this season in your life wherein you will just be shut down from the world you used to live in. That is happening to me right now.

Ever since I am intrigued by the vastness of the word “seasons”. I love to say it, I love to hear it. And when you try to explore its meaning, you will be surprised by what was going on in the mind of the creator of this word.

According to an online etymology dictionary, the word season means:

c. 1300, “a period of the year,” with reference to weather or work, also “proper time, suitable occasion.”

It came from Old French seison, also saison “season, date; right moment, appropriate time” (Modern French saison) “sowing, planting.”

In Latin it is “serere” which means “to sow”  which in turn shifted toLatin sationem, meaning “sowing.” Initially, this referred to actually sowing seeds, but later, as with the Old French seison, it shifted definition to refer to the time period when you sow seeds, so literally “seed-time.” It was around the 13th century that season was also first used to refer to seasoning food—in this case from the Old French assaisoner, meaning “to ripen.”

WOW. Did you see it?! I mean, how insightful that word is! That ultimately season means “seed-time”, a time to bury seeds in the ground, and what else can you remember with the seed-burial thing? Let’s take a look at what the Bible says about it in John 12:24,

23 But Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. 24 Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.

25 He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.

25 He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.