As we move toward the end of Spring and prepare for Summer, I invite you to read some of my latest reflections on Creation and God:
Serendipity
When the forecast was wrong
on the day you watered the garden
And you found a dime on the ground
when it’s been a couple months
With the sun now shining you determine
It’s a fine day to hike the trail
And you find the blueberry bushes
ripe and ready to be picked
You gather them in your palms
And wish you had a bucket
In that moment your neighbour
walks up with an extra one in hand
Back home, the bucket calls from the counter
Begging to be emptied
into the crust of a blueberry pie
When your boss calls from the airport
The meeting’s been pushed
A couple more days
You’re not sure why things work out
This way – why rest comes
When you need it most
Is it serendipity
or God
You wonder
Why not both?
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
I have travelled long and far
Looking for the Kingdom you speak of
The stars watch me as I pray
For a way to describe the future you dream of
Then I held that grace-filled hand
In it the smallest seed I could think of
Watching it grow, I began to know
The something I’ve always been part of
Can I build my home in you?
Like the birds your son once taught of
Because in that tree, I’ve been set free
I have seen the Kingdom you speak of
