Thursday, February 19, 2015

Welcome Spring

My flowering plum tree is welcoming Spring.
Its branches are full of lovely pink fluff.
At first hint of Spring its blossoms burst forth.
Of Spring's bright surprises I can't get enough!

Springtime brings promise of newness and hope
And causes excitement to stir deep within.
Winter's long weariness has to give way
To Springtime's bright smile... which always will win!

God's sweet reminder when "winter" seems long...
A new day will blossom to help spur us on.
Spring has a fervor and bursts with new life.
Her loveliness lingers when winter is gone.

"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."
Lamentations 3:22-23 KJV

(God was speaking to my heart as I wrote this. We all face "winters" in life, but do not be discouraged. Hope waits at the door and knocks and wants to bring new life, refreshing from weariness, new direction, fresh perspective, joy deep within, freedom from weightedness, and glad-heartedness.)

© 2015 Arlene Schwartzkopf