In the past couple of days, I've been struck with the beauty of Spring. Here's why.
On MWF, I have a class at 9 o'clock in the morning. Counseling Techniques. Great class. I recommend it for everyone. It really makes one think about his spiritual life in a new and different light (at least it has for me). Anyway, on Wednesday, I was crossing the Bridge of Nations and found myself engulfed in a shower - of flower blossoms. The trees around the bridge have bloomed.
I was meditating on the emergence of flowers and many different thoughts come to mind. There is wonder at the infinite creativity of the God that I serve. This creativity is so aptly demonstrated in the delicate petals of a wind-driven flower or the far-flung galaxies in a seemingly dark area of space. There is joy in the return of the exuberant color of the flowers and cool shade of the trees which herald the coming of Summer. There is the more metaphysical comparison to my own life and the expectation and excitement surrounding my wedding. There is one thought that seems to overpower the others though, and it's not completely connected. It's important though.
That is the maturation process that a tree experiences and it's applications to our own lives. I think of the verses in Psalm 1 that speak of the tree, and I look at myself with an introspective eye. Am I walking in the counsel of the ungodly? Am I standing in the way of sinners? Am I sitting in the seat of the scornful? Is my delight in the Law of the Lord? The tree that is planted by the rivers of water will bring forth fruit, its leaf will not wither, and it will grow and thrive. Am I drinking of the Living Water? Are you?
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