“The flowers appear on the earth;
the time of the singing of birds is come,
and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.”
Song of Solomon 2:12
The other day I mowed my yard for the first time this Spring, which has been a long time in coming.
Spring is a great blessing for those of us who live in northern habitats.
Yesterday I commented to my wife, “I do not understand why everyone says Minneapolis is such a great place to live. They just had another blizzard.”
Today a friend told me, “You will love Minneapolis in their Spring, which runs from their last snow to their first.”
Spring is the season which lifts our spirits, as we see tangible evidence of resurrection and restoration. Life can and does come from that which is dreary and appears dead.
The farmer’s seeds are dead in the air, but become life when planted in warming damp soil. Flowers hide their colorful petals until a warm sun coaxes them out from winter’s cover.
What about your soul, your faith, and your spirits. Has your heart been wandering through a long winter’s night, lost in a maze of darkness and shadows?
If so, bring life to your heart by exposing yourself to the warmth and sunshine of God’s grace and Word.
Charles Spurgeon offers this prayer to coax a wintering heart into jubilant faith:
O Lord, if it be not spring time in my chilly heart, I pray Lord make it so, for I am weary of living at a distance from You. Bring an end to the long and dreary winter of my heart and soul. Come, Holy Spirit, and renew my soul, live in my heart, restore my faith, and have mercy on me! Amen. (1)
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(1) Charles H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening: Daily Readings, Complete and unabridged; New modern edition. (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2006).
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