Flowers

Today was a very quiet day. The highlight of my day was washing my dishes. What an exciting life I lead. Oh, I did go to Publix too. And that’s that.

Writing Prompt: Someone gave you flowers

Why do flowers appeal to us so much? Is it their color, their enticing aroma, their delicate form? Or is it that they are a reminder of life and how life comes from death?

Consider how a flower develops from a seed or a bulb. These seeds and bulbs must first die before the plant can grow and the flowers develop.

In faith that a flower will grow, we dig a hole in the ground, place a seed or bulb in the hole, cover it with dirt and wait. Oh, we don’t normally sit there near the planting point and wait for the miracle of growth to happen, but if you are like me, you check for a shoot coming out the ground even before you expect it to happen. You visit the site often, eagerly awaiting that first indication that new life is on its way, that first tiny disturbance in the soil that hints something is happening underground. And you do a little dance when that first green shoot appears.

Eventually, the beautiful plants come to life and flowers are produced. Flowers eventually produce seed so that the cycle of life can begin again. We are blessed that our Creator designed plants in such a way that each flower produces many seeds, that it is not one-to-one relationship.

So when someone brings you flowers, enjoy them. Inhale the alluring aroma, feast your eyes on the rich colors, appreciate the lines and shapes of the various flowers, but remember that without the seed or bulb dying, there would be no flowers to enjoy.

Thank whoever gave you the flowers for the reminder.

Until next time…