The Promise

The promise of Spring is here

buried under the snow of February.

daffodil buds in snow

The earth awakens from sleep.

Just as Jesus can awaken

the frozen darkness

of your soul

Fall, Winter, Spring

and resurrect it

to life

and beauty

and promise.

daffodil bud in snow

Linking up to iPhriday.

the venerable stump

the stubborn old stump

at the roadside

has resisted removal.

It must have been

a fine, towering tree,

three feet through,

touching the sky…

Once…

i thought it

Unsightly

until it bloomed.

Beauty in old age cheers my heart.

  

140. Sign for the times…

This week we will be in Kentucky,

working on other people’s houses

instead of our own,

with intermittent internet access.

Uncomfortable words to us modern

bloggers, googlers, emailers, texters, tweeters…

The words from this sign

Jump out at me.

Really, no other words are needed.