It was a beautiful spring day in
the Midwest, so my wife and I took the dog for a walk. The sun was shining, it
was 55 degrees, and the sky was a brilliant light blue. As we walked, the wild
life was very active - rabbits bounding around,
squirrels scampering to and fro, and Canadian geese above were heading north in
their customary V formation. The nice weather brought a lot of other people
outside as well; people pushing their children in strollers, whiles others
walked their dogs like us, all with smiles on their faces.
While we walked and enjoyed the
fresh air, we could see the remnants of winter. The snow was gone, exposing the
heavy layer of sand that covered the streets. Grassy areas were now brown and
dormant, the trees were bare and their wet, shriveled up leaves scattered
across the ground, all pointing to the end of one season and the beginning of
the next.
Soon the springs rains will come and
wash away all signs of winter. Grass will be nourished and start to turn green,
and buds will begin to form on trees. Any grit from the previous season will be
washed away to make room for new beginnings.
Isaiah 43: 18-19 Forget the
former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it
springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and steam
in the wasteland.
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