seeing the seasons

Not gonna lie, right now I don't feel like I have much to say tonight. I've been sitting in front of the computer for way too long, trying to come up with something to write this evening. Maybe it's because I've had a long, somewhat exhausting (though still good!) week at work. Maybe it's because I'm feeling a bit of that Lenten desert more strongly tonight. Maybe it's because, with everything going on, in and out of work, I just haven't had a good opportunity to reflect on much this week.

So, what do we talk about when we have nothing else to talk about?

The weather. Right?

Well, it was beautiful today - sunny, warm, perfect for the beginning of spring. It was so nice not to have to wear a jacket this afternoon.

How aware are you of the changing of the seasons? I realize the changes in season are more pronounced in some geographic locations than others - here in NM, how distinct those changes are seems sometimes to depend on the year. But I admit, I haven't often paid much attention to the changes of season, except to note the gradual chill of the air that always signals the approaching of autumn. I think I've always been too distracted by other things (well, for the most part, I was distracted by school for many years). This year, though, I've paid much more attention, and I'm honestly not sure why. Maybe it's because I don't have to do homework anymore. ;-)

In the days just after Christmas, I began to notice that daylight was beginning to lengthen again, ever so gradually. I started to take note of the constellations in the night sky, and how their positions in the sky have shifted since January. I noticed when the trees started to wake from their winter sleep - and in the past few days, have observed the flowering of trees and early spring flowers. Like I said, I don't know why I've paid more attention this year, but I have.

For various reasons, over the past three months, I've been often reminded of the words of God through Isaiah: "See, I am doing something new! Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?" Perhaps my unusually intent observations of the changing seasons is part of this reminder I've been given: that God is always doing something new - both in nature, and in our lives - and the one is an analogy for the other.

+peace, and all good. See what happens when we talk about the weather?