Oscar Wilde wrote, “A flower blossoms for its own joy.” Well, this must be one happy flower. What a beautiful gift to the world! The vibrant color seems to literally glow, even in the bright sunshine. The intricacies of the petals as they form a sphere, both delicate and sturdy at the same time. The tiny splash of yellow that serves as the perfect crowning touch. This flower embodies joy to me.
When our individual lives blossom, we not only blossom for our own joy, but for God’s joy. Each person is created to glow, each in our own way. Each life is as intricate as the petals of the flower, fit together in ways that make us uniquely ourselves. We, too, are delicate and sturdy at the same time. When we live into who we are, we blossom, and there is joy all around for ourselves, for God and for the world.
The scriptures tell us, “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” Joy is contagious. Joy is for all creation.
We are living in times when the world could use some joy. What can we do? We can blossom and live into the people we are created to be. We can bring a little color to the world. We can bring a little sense of connection. We can bring joy to God through our living and glow as a light to the world.
Peace.
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