fragrance

Linger

“I do not think that any man is altogether beyond hope who can take delight in the nightly heavens as he watches the stars, and feel joy as he treads the meadows all bedecked with kingcups and daisies.” — Charles Spurgeon I caught the scent before I saw the bloom as I hurried by theContinue reading “Linger”

Overcoming

So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. — Galatians 6:9, NLT A stem may be bruised and insistent thorns assert a painful protection, but the petals still bloom, a fragrance still lifts, seeds disperse, andContinue reading “Overcoming”

Cool Ribbons

A sepal, petal, and a thorn Upon a common summer’s morn – A flask of Dew – A Bee or two – A Breeze – a caper in the trees – And I’m a Rose! — A Rose by Emily Dickinson I know why poets write about the gentle rose; I can get lost inContinue reading “Cool Ribbons”

“But thank God! He has made us His captives and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now He uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume. Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God.” —2 Corinthians 2:14-15a, NLT Be still and know, like roses hold,Continue reading “Fragrance”

Rhythm

We have a rhythm; you know my waking, hear my breathing change, feel the weight lift from my side of the bed; no matter how gently I rise, you know that I’ve left, and you follow me. But you sense when I need to keep sleeping, slip out so that though your moving rouses me, Continue reading “Rhythm”