“A heart at peace,
gives life to the body.”
Proverbs 14:30
Warmer seasons come late, seeping in around winter’s greedy grasp. Leaves gingerly appear, testing the possibilities, braving winter’s many backward glances.
The air is brisk or warm, brightly lit or misted and grey, but sampled no less, as human hearts yearn for an opportunity to be out in the newly unfolding world.
Encourage the mind to cast out winter’s narrowed ponderings, to fling open verandas of new color, richer scents, and softer views. Human flesh, feathered birds, furred critters; all venture hopeful as temperatures slowly offer up hints of warmth.
A walk along the pathways reveals scars of winter’s passing. Scars of cold are scratched into fencing and bark alike. The new season unfurls its green to cover such with foliage and distract the eye with vivd blooms.
Willingly, I focus on the beauty, looking past the marred, the fallen, and the wounded; for the natural world redeemed by spring brings joy.
And thus I am reminded, how God’s redeeming work over wounded souls also gives rise to the heart’s joy.
This: "Willingly, I focus on the beauty, looking past the marred, the fallen, and the wounded; for the natural world redeemed by spring brings joy. " wonderful. The premise of my blog and attitude too...choose to see the beauty. God gives us that Spirit. I hope you have a wonderful spring and now summer! You are my neighbor on the link up today!
ReplyDeleteOh this is beautiful! I tend to focus on the marred and the fallen too many times. This is a wonderful reminder to me to see the beauty in it all. Nice to meet you from the link up.
ReplyDelete"Human flesh, feathered birds, furred critters; all venture hopeful" - yes, I appreciate the embodied-ness of this - spring awakens us in so many ways, may we lean into it's leading. Thanks for linking up, visiting from Unforced Rhythms.
ReplyDeletelove this post
ReplyDeletenew life, new light
brilliant!