Birdsong

 

i love to listen to the rain

i even love a good thunderstorm

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it was during a stretch of all-day rains this past spring

that brought a revelation along with the soaking of the earth

through the storm

in the rain

i heard it sing

a sweet, bird-sung melody

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really?

a bird?

singing in the rain?

so strange

yet so beautiful

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it reminds me of this quote from Emily Dickinson:

‘“Hope” is the thing with feathers –

That perches in the soul –

And sings the tune without the words –

And never stops – at all ‘

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there in the darkness

there in the valley

there in the hard days

hope is there

singing to the sweet melody of God’s promise

‘I am with you always’

– Matthew 28:20

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this storm will not crush you

it will make you stronger

it will draw you closer

to the great I Am

to the One who saves

the One who loves

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‘those who hope in me will not be disappointed’

Isaiah 49:23

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listen for it

hope is singing

hope is there

no matter what you are going through

He is with you

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and He will not disappoint

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 blessings,

Tracy

 

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Sunflowers

there’s a quote by Helen Keller that says:

‘Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what the sunflowers do. ‘

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it’s true

no matter the time of day,

young sunflower blossoms and their leaves always face the direction of the sun

soaking in their energy source

to grow and flourish

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i bet you can see the lesson already –

when we keep our eyes on the Son,

troubles, pain, afflictions are eclipsed by the brilliance of His glory

and the shadows fall behind us

He is our energy source

He sustains

and gives the strength to walk to path that lies before us

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when life consumes and shadows overwhelm

turn to Him

keep your eyes on the Son

be awed by His almighty power

soak in the warm rays of His great love for you

and like the sunflower leaves,

open your hands to receive gifts of His grace

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‘Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.’

– Romans 12:12

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