“Like the lily among thorns…”

There she stands tall and proud

Planted on the edge of a vacant city lot

Filled with trash

On the edge of a busy street

Bumper to bumper

With stressed out drivers

Honking their frustration at one another

I pass her day by day

Tall and regal

Clothed in pure white beauty

Strong and dignified

But on this day, instead of driving by

I signal and park

By the vacant city lot

Filled with trash

And gather an armful

Of her pure white beauty

And give thanks for her strength and dignity

In the midst of the trash

and the noise of the honking

Her beauty fills my home

She reminds me of His Words

To me, to me, imagine that!

“like the lily among thorns,

so are you, my love…”*

Me, Lord?

Clothed in pure white beauty

Strong and dignified

In the midst of the trash

In the midst of the noise

Be it unto me according to Your Word, Lord

Amen

*Song of Solomon 2:2

 

Still following,

Elizabeth

 

This week’s Simple Pleasure-gathering camellia blossoms from a vacant lot