Spring or Easter?

Are you ready? I know many of you are. We have waited a while for this to happen. Spring. I know winter didn’t necessarily arrive but . . . It’s that time of year when we anticipate opening the windows and searching for everything new. Last week I took notice of the snow bells, buds on the trees and lots of wind blown refuse. It was on one of those odd warm early spring days where we are almost by instinct, drawn out to take a look and to discover the world coming to life again.
Now, we really didn’t have a harsh winter. You may even ask, where was the snow? For those who suffer from SAD, this year was a piece of cake. In fact, let’s go and have a piece right now.
I’m back. It didn’t take much looking yesterday to discover signs of spring. I mean, other then the rain. When it stopped for a little while, it gave me opportunity to take a look around. The first thing I noticed after the snow bells were weeds already growing and flourishing. A little downer on what could have been a wonderful adventure. Just like you, I anticipate all the beauty that is just waiting to jump out of the ground. The bulbs are already breaking the ground, and the lilies won’t be far behind. And in the time being, I have weeding to do. It’s a life sentence if you ask me.
And it happens beyond the garden. It is part of life. Yours and mine. Many people have said something like this; “If you eliminate something bad, you need something good to put in its place. This is how we get better at being the best God intended us to be. And that is what lent can be all about. It is a time when we examine our lives and eliminate the not so good things in our lives and replace them with wonderful things. It’s not just about what we eat or what we give up. It’s about what is taking the place of the weeds we pull out. Easter is about the resurrected Jesus. His resurrection needs to be mirrored in our lives. The place in our lives where there is more beauty and less weeds. Where there is new life everywhere.
It’s time to pull weeds, and it’s time to instill the beauty of Jesus. Are you with me?
Something to think about
Rob