Day 385 | Thursday, 8 April 2021
I was curious about what I had written one year ago. I looked up the April 8, 2020 writing. It was day 20 and a Wednesday. The Woodlands community would gather at the end of our driveways at noon for a time to pray the Lord’s Prayer. We did so again yesterday for week 55 only since last year, we have been able to gather in one driveway and pray together followed by a time for conversation. One year ago, was move in day for George and Cathy Green. It was also Wednesday of Holy Week, so my writing was one of scriptures around that theme. What a difference one year has made. Today, we have less stress in that we have received the vaccination to help protect us from the COVID-19 virus which a year ago seemed to be so worrisome and feared because it was such an unknown disease. This year, we are outside more than last year and enjoying the spring season (almost summer like temperatures). It may just be my perception, but it seems to me that the spring flowers are even more beautiful this year because we are more appreciative of the journey we have made over the year. I would like to share a poem with you, the source is unknown to me. Each Spring, God Renews His Promise “Long, long ago in a land far away, There came the dawn of the first Easter Day, And each year we see that promise reborn That God gave the world on that first Easter Morn. . . For in each waking flower and each singing bird, The promise of Easter is witnessed and heard, And Spring is God’s way of speaking to men (humans) And renewing the promise of Easter again, For death is a season that man (all) must pass through And, just like the flowers, God wakens him (us), too . . . So why should we grieve when our loved ones die, For we’ll meet them again in a “cloudless sky” - For Easter is more than a beautiful story, It’s the promise of life and eternal glory.” Today: Think back to one year ago, where and when have you experienced God in that journey?
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