Consider the Lilies

Jesus said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? If then you are not able to do so small a thing as that, why do you worry about the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world that strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, strive for his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.” Luke 12:22-31

Consider The Lilies

The world has burst with color
spring light illumines and enlivens
the fragrant flowers all around us
sing the song of love alive.

The pains and sorrows of our lives
weigh us down as we daily walk
our lives of service and caring
cause us to miss the morning bird song.

The earth pulses with promise
turning always and again sunward
hiding in our shadowed worries
we can miss the rebirth around us.

Consider the lilies that do not toil
ponder the beauty in childrens' smiles
breathe in the hope that is braking out
drop the blinders and live again.