Spring
is trying to fight its way into town. The signs are everywhere. There are buds on
the tree outside my office window. The snow piles are finally shrinking to
reveal pavement pockmarked by moon-like craters. The late-afternoon cacophony of
birds can be readily heard. After a long and cold winter, they are emerging as
signs of hope – hope that we will, once again, be able to bask in the warmth of
the sun, and enjoy God’s creation, without a need for heavy winter coats and
gloves to protect us from it.
Lent
calls us to be attentive to these signs of spring, not only in the world, but
within ourselves as well. Like the buds on the trees, potholes, and birds,
noticing their presence means taking a moment to stop, look, and listen. What
newness is growing in us, waiting to burst forth into the world with its
fragrant colors and sounds?
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Amy+
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