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| Joy in Flowers Welcome summer! |
Do you celebrate May Day? It is more of a European holiday celebration than an American one. My Mother-in-law recalled that as a child and teenager she celebrated the Bohemian tradition with dancing and wrapping of the May pole. When we saw a May Pole at Leavenworth, Washington she was delighted.
My daughter has joyously celebrated May Day by anonymously
distributing flowers to friends and neighbors. She started it when she was
about eight with another neighborhood girl. Now she secretly delivers flowers
with her own daughters. It is the most fun if it can be done without the
recipients catching you as you put the flowers on their doorstep and run on
down the street undetected.
Paul wrote about things done in secret. Some things are done
secretly to hide evil actions—but May Day secret Flower
delivery is an honorable action.
And this is the message I
proclaim--that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge
everyone’s secret life.
Romans 2:16
May Day
secret life will certainly result in a joyous reward!
Praise
God the creator of all beautiful flowers and from whom all blessings
flow! Can you praise the Lord for the flowers, for creating you, and
for the forgiveness and hope He offers you?
Look,
the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone. The flowers are springing
up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills
the air. The fig trees are forming young fruit, and the fragrant grapevines are
blossoming. Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one! Song of Songs 2:11-13
Meditate.
Consider the joy that flowers bring.
Verse
of Salvation ~ The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for
destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18
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