Keep Looking for the Sun

 

As I walked through the large campus of the church where I was attending a meeting, I was so impressed by the design and layout of the buildings. One of my favorite aspects of the design is how, throughout the long covered walkways, there are planters where different types of living things are thriving. They give a wonderful break from the vast areas of concrete and brick.

My favorite little oasis is this one, bursting with the life of sunflowers. There is something about a sunflower that invites you to smile, no matter what else is going on in life. They stand so tall, always looking for the sun. Their yellow color glows with life and light. In the summer heat, in the midst of a large complex of buildings, the sunflowers thrive.

The prophet Isaiah writes, “The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.”

The land of our lives can feel sun-scorched from time to time. What a beautiful image to think that we can still thrive like sunflowers because God is guiding us, because God is supplying our needs, even when we cannot see it. The spring of God’s love never fails. The spring of God’s grace never runs dry. Like the sunflowers, we just need to keep looking for the sun.

Peace.