A Seed of Hope

 

Daily Gratitude Year 12 - Day 140: Today, I am grateful for the life in a seed of hope. 

Mother's Day weekend is when we plant most of our flowers and seeds. This year was no different. 

This week, the seeds are breaking through the soil. I am so excited that my zinnias and hyacinth bean vines are alive and growing. When harvesting seeds from the spent blooms of the previous year, I always worry that they will not grow. 

The excitement is the same every year. I do not believe I will ever get over the miracle and wonder of a hard, dead, seemingly lifeless seed coming to life.  

"There is so much life in a seed of hope." 

The scripture that comes to mind is the one that talks about having the faith of a mustard seed:

“You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.” -Mark 17:20

Nothing. Hope is not a wish. It is much more certain and solid. 

Today, I am grateful for the life in a seed of hope.