Spring is trying to break free of winter. We have had enough warmth and sun to give the peonies the courage to break through the soil. Before the green foliage and pink blooms, they look a little like red asparagus.
This year, it is particularly exciting to see them because Randy divided them last year. We will wait and see what the summer brings. We are hopeful.
The plant world "feels" things differently. It responds to the environmental factors thrown its way. Drought, too much rain, pruning, wind, and pests impact the plant. Most plants fight the fight. They struggle until they win or lose. Humans, at times, offer intervention to help, not always with success. Nature is still full of mystery.
What about new life in Christ? We are two days past Easter. This was my verse of the day that reminds us that new life in Christ is like no other. The mystery is summed up in this letter to the Galatians:
"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20
When there is an invitation to let Christ lead, everything else changes. We can trust that the one who paid our debt in full by his death and resurrection has our best interests in mind. Not every day will be sunshine and flowers, but there is a purpose to the path, even in the struggle.
Often in the struggles, new life takes root and flourishes.
Today, I am grateful for the peonies popping.
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