Nature's Whites

Daily Gratitude Year 6- Day 138: Today, I am grateful for nature's whites.

Spring has truly sprung. I tend to think of it as a season of bright, happy colors. A perfect compliment to the color bursts are the many shades of white. 

I love white. For me, it is better in nature than as a clothing choice, as seem to be a magnet for messes. One of my favorite weeks in the spring is when my flowering crabtree in the backyard is flocked with its pretty white and pink flowers. 

This year was strange, we went from snow to full bloom in about two weeks. Yes... from frost to flowered... in a not much more than a moment. When the flowering crabtree sheds its flowers, it gives the backyard the illusion of a spring snow. It is breathtaking. 

What whites catch your eye today?

Spring brides in shades of white, glowing with the wonder of what lies ahead cannot help but smile. The little white ducks and graceful swans swimming along with a sense of contentment seem so at peace with the world. The sweet scent of the lily of the valley is magical. Dandelion puffs provide ample opportunities for wishes. These, too, are part of nature's whites. 

White is a symbol of purity, innocence, virginity and peace. These things are of high value... priceless, though some may try to put a price on them. 

For King and Country's song, "Priceless" is Earworms choice this morning. I know I have shared it before, and I still really love the song. It is a song of promise and healing for those who have been caught in the ugliness of human trafficking. "I see you dressed in white. Every wrong made right. I see a rose in bloom, at the sight of you.Oh, so priceless. You're irreplaceable, unmistakable, incomparable.Darling, it's beautiful. I see it all in you. Oh, so priceless."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu5HGgrskQg

This video is a reminder that human nature isn't so snow white. But there is hope and healing, when the brave choose to take a stand for those who have no voice to be God's hands and feet to the hurting, hopeless and dying. Those who live as pawns, lost in the darkness of human trafficking, statistically don't live long. The time for rescue is short. The time it takes to heal is long. 

Perhaps, this spring, nature's whites can be an assigned prayer trigger. What does that  mean? When savoring nature's whites, flood heaven with prayers for those suffering the abuses in the sex trades. Pray for the protection of  those called to rescue, recover and help restore the lives impacted by this dark side of human nature. They need prayers for protection, mission success and for the wounded souls to be open to receiving the hope, help and healing. 

“Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool. -Isaiah 1:18

Snow and wool are two more of nature's amazing whites. Reminders in all seasons to create a prayer covering for those waiting for His hands and feet to show up with Good News of hope and a future. Nature's whites can remind us that we can be redeemed "as white as snow". (I am so happy it isn't snowing!)

Today, I am grateful for nature's whites.