Solomon
Before the
daffodil petals disappear.
Before the
bright colors of the tulips turn to green.
Before the
maple trees burst into fits of green.
Before the
whites and yellows, purples and pinks are gone take time to enjoy them.
Luke 12.27
27Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor
spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like
one of these.
Take time to be
still today. Take time to watch the robin hop from limb to limb. Take time to
watch a squirrel struggle to get every bit of that bird seed from your feeder.
Thoreau said,
and I think suggested, “Many a forenoon have I stolen away, preferring to spend
thus the most valued part of the day; for I was rich, if not in money, in sunny
hours and summer days, and spent them lavishly; nor do I regret that I did not
waste more of them in the workshop or the teacher’s desk.”
Do what you
need to do today.
Work a solid 8
hours. Accomplish all that is on your to do list. Go grocery shopping. Mow the
lawn or weed the garden. Grade papers or bake goodies.
Whatever it is
you need to do, do it and do it well.
Then, be still.
Take in the
season of spring. Take a stroll around the block and notice the plants you
haven’t before. Take a drive to the park and walk a trail.
Whatever it is
you need to do, take time to do it and be still.
Be still.
Stop. Don’t
argue. Don’t make excuses.
Be still.
Your spirit
will thank you. The earth will too.
April Prayer
by Stuart Kestenbaum
Just before the green
begins there is the hint of green
a blush of color, and the
red buds thicken
the ends of the maple’s
branches and everything
is poised before the
start of a new world,
which is really the same
world
just moving forward from
bud
to flower to blossom to
fruit
to harvest to sweet sleep,
and the roots
await the next signal,
every signal
every call a miracle and
the switchboard
is lighting up and the
operators are
standing by in the pledge
drive we’ve
all been listening to: Go make the call.
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