A Walk Through Winter

The stillness of it all.

The bitter winds and icy floor.

Hear the crunching as you move.

Feel the sting of the morning breeze on your cheeks.

Don’t miss a walk through winter.

Because it’s part of His plan.

He’s setting the stage.

Almost as if the curtain is drawn in a blanket of snow,

Hiding all that is to come.

Holding us in anticipation of what lies beneath.

And then one day it will happen-

Boldly

Dramatically

Joyfully

Spring will arrive!

Warm sun

Green grass

Chirping birds

Budding trees and blooming flowers

There’s beauty in the announcement of a new season, a new beginning.

But I know me well enough to know I would never grasp the beauty in the glorious arrival of spring had I not had the courage to take a good, long walk through winter.

Song of Solomon 2:11-13

See! The winter is past;
    the rains are over and gone.
Flowers appear on the earth;
    the season of singing has come,
the cooing of doves
    is heard in our land.
The fig tree forms its early fruit;
    the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.
Arise, come, my darling;
    my beautiful one, come with me.”