Sunday Snippet - Surprise!

This post is from a journal entry of mine from 1992.

Every Sunday that I'm at my Dad's, I pick roses before I leave. Red and pink, some pink and yellow, plain yellow, orange and lavender. Today for some reason I thought there wouldn't be many roses-boy was I wrong-two dozen wrong to be exact! Now isn't that just like life with Christ? Sometimes when we don't expect too much-He showers us with roses!

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A Rose, Lizard and St. Francis

This morning, I started baking brownies for Mother's Day. My Dad actually requested brownies, so I guess I'll be baking brownies for Father's Day too! I wondered how to fill the 30 some odd minutes it takes for baking. Sunshine was the answer, and I headed outside to clip some roses.

Outside our garage door I have yellow miniature roses in a broken container. Also in the container is half of a St. Francis figure. My husband broke the bottom half, mowing or something. While happily clipping away, I spotted a green lizard on St. Francis' head. How appropriate, I thought. Slowly the lizard took on the brown color of St. Francis. This little creature didn't seem to mind me being so close.

Later it occurred to me. In the middle of all that was broken, rested awesome beauty. From the roses to the lizard, life rose up to greet the day. Our Lord gave Himself for us. He willingly allowed Himself to be broken. And His resurrection is a promise to us, that no matter how broken we are, we can have new life in Him!