Though the fig tree does not bud,

and there are no grapes on the vines,

though the olive crop fails,

and fields produce no food,

though there are no sheep in the pen

and no cattle in the stalls,

yet i will rejoice in the Lord,

i will be joyful in God my Saviour.

The Sovereign Lord is my strength;

he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,

he enables me to go on the heights.

Hab 3:17-19