I was watching our baby this morning while we were watching our online church service. That sweet baby is getting older and loves to lay where it is warm. She also wants to be right where we are, so she found herself a place where the morning sun was shining in while we had church.
You hear that? … where the sun was shining in.
As I looked at her lying there in the sun, I was overwhelmed at the thought of the sun shining in. As she laid there, she was completely at peace. She was happy and content. She was relaxed and not stressed. She wasn’t nervous. She was totally at rest.
Spring has sprung in south Mississippi! You know what that means? It means an occasional cool morning, and if you are lucky, a pleasant day with the remainder of the days ushering summer in as fast as it can!
But the other thing is means, is lots of new growth. A few weeks ago, I had a week off from work and was able to go out and turkey hunt with husband. I had plenty of opportunity and even missed one. That was a sad day because mom doesn’t miss much!
But while we were sitting in the edge of the woods, calling the turkey and waiting, I noticed a young tree growing as it laid across my boot. I was completely drawn to how clearly I could see the new growth on the plant. The more I thought about that new growth, the more I saw spring’s new growth everywhere! Spring has definitely sprung!
On this Easter morning, I can’t help but reflect on this photo that I took back in February while visiting Bellingrath Gardens in Mobile, Alabama. This bee was working diligently and carried a great deal of pollen. Yet at this moment, the bee was on its way to gather more pollen from this Camellia flower. What are you carrying?
This forager bee’s job is to collect pollen and bring it back to the hive. Without the pollen, the hive’s main food source, the hive and the bees would die. He is literally carrying life back to the hive with every trip.
Today, with all that is going on in our world, much of what is being carried isn’t life. Some are carrying fear, stress, and even death. The Word says, ”Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Proverbs 18:21. Much of our media, both on television and online social sources, carry death. What is spoken and carried into our hearts and our homes is strife and yes, death to the soul.
But today, on Resurrection Sunday, we celebrate the fact that Jesus is alive! We remember that He isn’t dead and in the grave, He is risen and He is alive. On a day filled with reminders of life, I am reminded to carry life. I want to carry it with my words, whether they are spoken or written. I want to carry life in my actions to all those around me.
Today, let us remember, like the honey bee, to carry life everywhere we go. See the bee doesn’t just carry life back to the hive. With every visit to every bloom, the bee is bringing life to every thing it touches. Cross pollination is what carries on life for flowers and even our fruits and vegetables.
May your Easter today be filled with life. May you be filled with life eternal through His salvation and may you carry that life to all that you come in contact with. What are you carrying? Today, it’s not a basket filled with eggs, but life through Jesus Christ.
