The wind is blowing high today. As I paused to drink my coffee I heard a thud outside the patio window. I knew it had happened once again. The new lovely orange colored umbrella I congratulated my self with finding on sale, had once again been caught up on a breeze and flown into the side of the house! I quickly opened the door to check for a broken window or maybe a dent in the siding. But to my relief it was simply laying on the concrete swaying from side to side in the wind.
"Oh for goodness sakes I said to myself, here we go again". You see I haven't had the best of luck with umbrellas because the wind in our backyard has a mind of it's own! Twice, my next door neighbor kindly brought our sailing sun- preventing -thing- a- ma- jig back into our yard for safe keeping. At one point I even rigged a cord to hold it down. In the scheme of things I guess this really isn't such a big deal. But somehow it really bothers me because I want it to stay open and provide shade at all times.
After getting the problem solved I took the time to tip toe around the garden beds in search of some morning delight. I wasn't disappointed, as many of the marigold seeds I recently spread were popping up. Bravely holding up to the breeze they stood like little soldiers ready for the days to come. Tiny leaves so gently unfolded in perfect form like the larger plants they were harvested from. In a few weeks they too will bloom and thrive as the cycle of life repeats its glorious, wonderful way! Oh, how marvelous it is to be a keeper of a garden...to watch as God provides the answers to my need for creative expression!
But there is more...life is always filled with challenges to each and every heart which beats. 'To every thing there is a season.' In Ecclesiastes 3 we read: 'There is a time for everything, for every season of activity under heaven.' I find solace in these words of hope from God's word as I walk the path before me every moment of the day. He doesn't leave us in the place we find to be most comfortable. We are gifted in ways which glorify our creator. He made us to lift up hands of praise to him. To seek his face daily and to share the gift of hope and salvation he offers each person in the world.
I am thankful he doesn't choose to leave us on this journey alone and without hope. We have more than every opportunity to share the gifts we have been given. My life has been at times difficult and trying and if truth be known I felt alone and vulnerable as my life progressed. We have wings of hope to guide us to the journeys end when we will see Him face to face! Oh, how I cherish the knowledge of such a glorious life to come. Yes friends we are all souls, living in human bodies, running the race before us. And... sometimes, it takes a butterfly to show us what is really important.
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