Lockdown 555

Lockdown Day 555 - 2 October 2021

Still on the topic of the miracle of new life. I have watched a tree in my rental garden go from dead to alive the past month. Half the tree seemed lifeless when the other half was budding. Slowly but surely some of the "dry" twigs also showed life. I thought of the fig tree in the Bible that didn't bear fruit and died after Jesus cursed it for not bearing fruit.

The purpose for every tree is specific. For fruit trees it is the fruit. But what about trees without fruit? I look at this tree and the pure joy that comes from its beautiful white flower and its systematic revival and I know it is here in my life at this time to brighten my day.

This tree's flawed existence is testimony of God's perfection and the plans He has for us, and also a reminder of how precious life really is in a time such as this.

So tonight I vow to enjoy the moment of here and now and not to fret too much about what was or what is yet to come.  I embrace the miracle of every moment's arrival and feel blessed with the life coursing through my veins, knowing this life is firmly in God's hands and He's really got this.