Who cares about what the groundhog saw? It is coming with blessings...it is just around the bend. The winter is ending and spring will be inventing:
The Blessings of Spring
The familiar scent of rain that comes after the winter snow,
The whistle of the wind that with fury may blow,
The glorious worth of much welcomed sunshine,
The first taste of berries picked fresh from the vine.
Fluffy and white clouds against a brilliant blue sky,
A child's colorful kite that dances way up on high,
The courtship of songbirds getting ready to nest,
Assurance of new life that stretches east and west.
The steady whir of the hummingbird's wings,
The beautiful sound of the dove who sings,
The kaleidoscope of color from the butterfly's flight,
The wonder of lightening bugs that twinkle at night.
The splendor of flowers fresh in the morning hue,
Wet glistening droplets of evening dew,
The crisp, clean smell of just cut grass,
The lake that sparkles like diamonds and glass.
The caress of cool breezes that tickle the skin,
The chirping of crickets that signal day's end,
A melody of whippoorwills calling 'round the bend,
'Tis taste of God's sweetness encouraging me then,
Words of praise and thanksgiving to send.
Thank you LORD for all these things,
Reminders of endless and beautiful gifts you bring,
For sight, and taste, and touch and smell,
and sounds of nature in glory that ring,
We offer this song, in praise we sing,
Great are Thy beautiful blessings of spring!
words given August 8, 2003
Annette Monts Falls
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 100
