This time of year the bare trees are a stark signal that the seasons have changed and everything living in the landscape seems an inch from death. I remember as a kid trying to break sticks off of these seemingly dead trees to build a snowman and being surprised that it was still green inside and impossible to break off. Nature takes on a form of deep rest so much so that the appearance of lifelessness is emitted.
But the intense stillness is the opposite of death, it is the culmination of potential energy, building throughout the winter months so that when the time comes and the Sun beckons, true life may emerge and fruitful growth may occur.
Nature signals to us an important lesson, a routine of rest and deep stillness each day, so that the hustle and bustle and noise can fall away long enough for our humanity to emerge and come into contact with the One true God.
If we have the discipline to find rest at the onset of each day, in the way nature does at the start of each year, we will find it is the culmination of potential energy, so that when the time comes and the Son beckons, true life may emerge and fruitful growth may occur in our lives.
The change in seasons are a sign of His faithfulness to us, a vibrant display of the new life that He brings in us, and a lesson in the discipline of resting in His truth each day.
Psalm 62:1-2
Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.’
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