Happy Dance

I was walking in the park one day

Taking great delight in the trees and gardens all around me. How peaceful it is to,’ just be‘.

To just soak up the beauty and message He has put there for all to see.

It was autumn,

At the stage that most of the trees had lost their leaves.

I usually prefer to see the trees in full greenness,

Or in the most beautiful of autumn colours just before they drop their leaves.

Today was different; I saw a beauty in their nakedness.

They stood there exposed for all to see.

Some showed branches broken and twisted, having survived the battles of life. Some still supported a nest or two, once a refuge for a family of birds.

Maybe in the springtime once again would be, host to some birds and a nurturing tree.

Much like what our lives should be, exposed and open for all to see.

If we look around, we can always see a message in creation, for it is in His creation that we see Him.

There amongst all the trees this day were a couple of tall silver birch trees;

They were glowing white against the dark cloudy sky,

A spectacular sight to see.

They glowed in the dark light of the day, so clear for all to see

There was a message there for me, a challenge even,

To be like that silver birch tree.

Does my life shine out against the dark sky?

Do I show the light of His love for the world to see?

The trees in the park that day left a clear challenge to me.

Do I blend in with the world hardly visible at all, offering no hope, for the season to come?

Or am I to be like the ‘glowing Silver Birch tree, the ones that shone out against the darkness of the sky.

Branches held out in friendship and hope.

I want to be like the silver birch tree, to allow Jesus to shine out of me against the darkness of this world.

That I also might show there is hope for the season to come.

[Matthew 5:14-16]

"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;

 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Blessings

Les