January 16, 2025

          The mantle of winter covers grasses, trees, bushes, all manner of living things, yet the freezing temperatures do not rob all that is held within its robe of life.  The trees will bud again in the spring.  The bushes will become lush as robins jump over the grasses.  But until the warmth of spring, the mantle of winter will hold all within its protection, doing exactly what it is intended to do.  From time to time, you too will experience being frozen in place, for a while, until it is time to bud, and blossom, and grow, in the warmth of the sun.

 And The Holy Spirit says:

           When you are tempted to long for another day, when warmth enfolds you, be still, and see the beauty of the present piece of eternity with you.  All things come for a reason, a season of learning, growing, being still, waiting, dormant.  But dormant is still living, as living is meant to be, in that space present with thee.  Embrace the present and be at peace.