Last year Welby brought me home and lovingly planted me. She’d been longing for a daphne of her own, to one day bring her the joy of fragrant blooms heralding the onset of spring.
Every day she tenderly watered me, nurtured me, and talked to me. Our moments together were the highlight of my days! I was SO happy and grateful. 🙂
Then one bitter cold day I awoke suddenly to terrifying darkness. Shivering and shaking in the howling wind, I could see no light at all. Where was she? What was happening?
I felt alone. Frightened. Abandoned. As hard as I tried, I couldn’t understand.
Didn’t she know what I needed? Did she no longer love me, or was she just not able to take care of me anymore?
Angrily I cried out, “It isn’t fair!”
It seemed like an eternity. The sun never came up. I lost track of the days in the freezing darkness.
I wasn’t sure which was worse…being alone, or being in pain. I wondered how I could go on.
Then suddenly one morning the sky lit up with dazzling brightness! And there she was! Close to tears, she knelt down in the snow to see how I was. I was alive!
Soon I saw her carry away a dark bucket. Overflowing with gratitude, I realized it had been sheltering me from the bitter blizzard.
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I’m still healing from my bruises, and I may always have scars. But I am blooming! And perhaps the blossoms are even more glorious because of the storm, and because I was lovingly cared for by the one who truly did know what was best for me.
I hope to always remember that I don’t have to understand to trust.
(P.S. Guess what’s bringing joy in a crystal vase right now?) 🙂
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love Him, and are called according to His purpose for them.” (Romans 8:28 NLT)
