Genesis 8:9
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 8Meaning
The dove returns because it cannot yet find a suitable place to rest outside the ark.
Read carefully
A negative result is still useful information; the return is not portrayed as failure of faith.
Reflection
Waiting can be faithful when conditions are not yet ready.