What would the world be like without flowers? Strange question, but I asked myself that question as I stood on my patio last week looking at the most beautiful pink and yellow rose I have ever seen. Our new home has a planter that surrounds our patio, filled with a wide variety of roses and other colorful flowers, and beyond the planter is a huge expanse of manmade green grass framing the 9th hole of the Coto de Caza golf course. The golf course view is awesome, but I often find myself focusing on the bright colors brought forth by the flowers and can’t help but smile. There is just something about natural beauty, created by God, that can’t be outdone by man. Or can it?
Flowers start as the tiniest of seeds, rising from the dust of the earth to become objects of beauty. (Hmm, that story sounds familiar.) It takes a while for them to grow, and they definitely need water. But if they are nurtured with loving care (and maybe a little manure) they will eventually bloom and create joy for all who have the good fortune to pass their way.
And that got me thinking… Didn’t we start out as the tiniest of seeds, rising from the earth just like a flower, to become objects of joy, not just for our Creator, but for each other as well? And if God has placed so much beauty in something as simple as a plant in a garden, how much more beauty has He placed in His finest creation. And yet it’s up to us to remember that we are at our most beautiful… only when we make others smile!
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