Today's quote comes from Sr.M. Concillia Moran:
It is my hope and prayer that after the period of darkness
and winter has accomplished its purpose,
we shall see the bright promise of another spring...
It's day two after an ice storm that blanketed much of the Midwest. The sun is out and the ice coating the trees sparkle as diamonds. Each breeze brings more radiant bursts as well as showers of ice to the ground below. It is as if the trees were tinselled for the coming Christmas Day!
As lovely as it looks outside, it will soon be dark and the night will fall, as will the temperatures! It can be a cold night for travelers and animals as winter begins to tighten up its hold on the world in which I live.
This quote for Sr. Concillia though, is filled with hope. The winter does have its purpose as do all seasons. Each has it brightness and each it's darkness. I guess it depends on your attitude. What do you see? The cold and dark of winter or the radiant skies of a clear cold day? The greening of spring or the March winds and the sodden rains? The hot, humid summer or the wonderful growing sunshine? The dying of plants or the brilliant hues of fall?
As we continue during this Advent time of waiting, of darker days and longer nights, what is being stirred in you waiting for the promise of spring?
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