Redeem: 19

Here's another one.
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For Christmas, someone gave me a paperwhite bulb, 
sitting atop a dollop of soil, in a tiny tiny pot.

I put it on my window sill, and ignored it.

Spring Break came, and I thought it was time to plant.

So, I got a new pot and filled it with new soil. 
I went to put that bulb inside of it, and I thought: Oh no. 

The bulb was dry, crinkly, shrunken. 
The little bit of stem shooting out was brown, shriveled.

I thought: It's too late! I killed it, before it even had a chance to grow.

But I planted it anyway. I put it pretty deeply in that soil, 
only the top exposed. And I hoped for the best.

This morning, the stem shoots high and green. 
It's almost getting out of hand.
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I do not know where you are today. I cannot control your decisions or tell you what you need. I won't, in point of fact.
But can I ask?

That you would plant yourself deeply in the soil,
and not just sit on top?

There is more at stake here, than a little paperwhite.

[redeem, verb: to free from what distresses or harms; to release from blame or debt; to regain possession or recover ownership; 

to convert, restore, atone; to save]