Spring Is In the Air

Spring is my favorite time of the year.  I love the coolness of the air with the underlying promise of warmer temperatures to come.  The brown and black of winter seems to last so long.  Yet, as I looked at the trees today and saw the mist of green that would soon be the deep green of leaves and vines, my heart smiled.  The daffodils, now in full bloom, are like sunshine captured on the ground as they glimmer against the grass, as it too awakens with new life.  In the window, even the house plants are straining toward the sun. Then I was reminded of the day I found new life in the Son.  At that point in my life, it was like spring, as my heart of stone became a heart of flesh, as my life went from being on a path of brown and black and death to one of the brilliant colors of spring and eternal life.  As I see the leaves stretch toward the sun, I, too, come alive anew as I reach toward the Son - eternal life in Jesus Christ.  How blessed we are with eternal spring when we look toward Him, invite Him to live in our hearts, and trust Him day by day.  Welcome sweet spring time!  Welcome sweet Jesus!