Seeds are amazing! There are millions and millions of them all around us. We depend on them for food. Animals and birds eat and transport them to other places. Many seeds lie dormant in the ground until the moisture and sunlight are right to sprout. Some have husks like the black walnut. Seeds have been found in the Egyptian tombs that are thousands of years old, but when planted they still sprout! Some seeds will not grow until a forest fire has passed through and allowed their shells to break open and sprout. The seeds around us are like hope in our life, always there waiting for a time to come forth bringing renewed hope and beauty.
Seeds of Hope
Seeds of hope and beauty
Lay embedded in every soul
Waiting for the right moment
The right conditions
To germinate and grow
They are always there
Planted by our creator
Springing forth as the fire passes
Or the storm levels
Or layers are scraped away
Just as a forest comes back
From the ashes fireweed and beauty
From burnt bark sprouts green shoots
Losses soon covered
With renewed hope and beauty
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Seeds of hope and beauty
Lay buried in your soul
Waiting for their time
Don’t wallow in the ashes left behind
Or the destruction you experienced
Or negative words meant to level you
Bask in the sunlight of God’s love and grace
Water your soul with the joy of service
Renew your hope and inner beauty
Always there waiting patiently
For its time to come forth in your life
Beauty from ashes the oil of gladness
Bring hope and beauty to others
Renewing your soul
Reviving your spirit
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Photos: Dwight L. Roth
