2 Corinthians 13:14
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Trillium: a
plant with a solitary three-petaled flower above a whorl of three leaves.
In March as Tim, Rosie, and I trekked through the woods, I kept my eyes open for the first trillium—a sure sign of spring. The toadshade variety is common in Ohio. (I have to chuckle as I picture a little toad hidden under the leaves in the umbrella like shade.)
I spied one. It reminded me of the
new life we experience in spring.
As I gazed at
the forest plant, The “tri” in trillium reminded me of the trinity. The three
petals and the three leaves brought to mind the Father God, Jesus Christ, and the
Holy Spirit. God, who created life, loves me with all his heart. Jesus Christ gave
his life. He lived on earth, even though he knew his life would be cut short,
and people would hate him, and eventually nail him to the cross. His love overcame
death and reunited humans with God. The Holy Spirit lives with me in my life.
He connects me to my Father God through prayers and prompts. His love guides me on my daily walk.
As I squatted
down to photograph the trillium, it hit me how so much of the nature our God
created reminds me of his power and the hope I have in Jesus. I rarely take a
walk that I don’t experience the Holy Spirit urging me to pray. In God’s
majesty, I draw closer to him.
2 Corinthians
3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is
freedom.
Freedom to
hope, freedom to love, freedom to live a life in fellowship with God, Jesus,
and the Holy Spirit.