Though the fig tree does not bud

and there are no grapes on the vines, 

though the olive crop fails

and the 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 Savior. 

The Sovereign Lord is my strength.

Hab. 4:17-19