Don’t Miss The Glorious Gifts of Spring
Sing to the Lord All the Earth Psalm 96
As I drove
around my town the other day, I stopped in my tracks, overcome by the bursting
of flowers and trees, buds everywhere I turned.
- Forsythia splashed their bright yellow branches, some neatly trimmed, some wild and crazy…out of control.
- Daffodils lined long stretches of sidewalk, gathered in groups below not-quite-bare branches of overhanging trees, splashed haphazardly across the sweeping lawn of a nearby park.
- Crocuses clustered, tidy tight bunches of deep violet and golden rod, grape hyacinths nestled amongst them.T
Though I had
my usual long list of To Dos waiting for me at home, I had to pause.
The splendor
called. I drove up and down the hilly suburban streets of my town, jumping from
my car to try and capture this stage of spring on film, this rebirth of nature
in all its glory.
I was
stunned, breathless, mesmerized by life at every turn.
All creation calls Him Holy!
I couldn’t
stop gawking.
- The cheery cherry flourished with its rich crowns of pretty soft pink, while the weeping variety danced near the ground.
- Magnolia were magnificent in their stripes of fuschia and white.
- Apple blossoms had another day or two to reach their full spectacle, halfway between bud and burst.
- The pear trees, not yet ripe, held tight to their buds…in a matter of days their time will come and they too will deliver a plethora of snowy blossoms that fall quickly covering the ground with a manna-like carpet.
Oak, elm,
maple, willow, birch will follow…their winter buds will soon turn to verdant
shades of green and plum.
If you stand
still, you may actually be able to see the activity this new life brings.
Like
a time-lapse film, you can see the glory unfold.
Tomorrow, we
celebrate the new life that came for all of us…Though He entered quietly, the
son of a working-class family, with little fanfare and 30 years of ordinary
life. Ultimately all would be recorded in The Book, so we can ponder, we can
stop, we can pause, know, experience the greatest story of all.
Thanks for getting me to pause for a moment to look at God's wonderful creation springing forth this week.
ReplyDeleteMy list of To Dos also wait for me at home. As I celebrated Jesus today, risen from the dead, I realize that my priorities must be set on Him and not on my schedule and plans.
Fabulous. Spring life blossoming in words. Love the snow of the Adirondack chair in front of the blossoming weeping cherry.
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