Spring has sprung! There’s a little saying my mother always said: “Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where the flowers is?”
A little humor might be just what we need today. As a rule, I try to keep my posts timeless, without reference to current events, so they will continue to be relevant into the future. But the Spring of 2025 is an unprecedented time, at least for the United States. Other countries are very familiar with dictators and unjust rulings, but tell me it isn’t happening here!
Rebirth
Thankfully, we can rest in the arms of Nature and the Creator of Nature, and be assured that life will go on. I lived in wildfire country long enough to see the trees come back after a devastating fire. It takes years, but Life cannot be stopped. Soon after a fire, little green sprouts emerge from the black ground, and green appears in unexpected places on blackened trees.
Evolution
Is that a trigger word for you? I hope not. In my younger days, my stance was that evolution was a theory proposed by atheist scientists and the 6-day Creation Story (which I now see as a myth) was the real, albeit hard to swallow, truth.
Now I see that evolution is a beautiful picture of God’s ongoing creation. In God’s infinite wisdom we were made to adapt, adjust, and flex, along with all the other creatures.
Just watching the changes experienced by plants and animals with the seasons is a lesson in adaptation. I see it better now that I live in a place that has actual seasons instead of temperate San Diego. I am learning that if you don’t like the weather at any given time – just hold on – it will change pretty soon.
Restoration
Romans 8:22-25 v. 22: We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as children, the redemption of our bodies.
24. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25. But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
Renew Your Hope
As you gaze on the photos of the bare tree, and then see the new blossoms appearing, allow yourself to imagine new life in your own situation. See the new life coming from devastation, beauty coming from ashes.
Think of that tree, receiving its life from deep underground, where storms and attacks cannot reach. Remember where your own hope comes from and hold on tight. (Photo by Mark R. Turner)
Postscript
These photos were all taken in March 2025 at our new home in Alabama. When we moved in last November, we had no idea what kind of trees those bare branches represented. I was so happy to see those flowers pop out! The leaves and flowers are bursting now – every day is a new scene. We will have lots of shade in time for the hot summer sun. So, I take heart that just as the trees can change so quickly, our social environment can also change. I hope you are able to hold on to hope along with me. Please share your thoughts from contemplation in the comments.
Peace, Donna
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