These amazing lilies have been blooming here for weeks. And now, as they're beginning to fade and die back for another year, I want to think on the invitation of Jesus in St. Luke's Gospel (12:27). And Jesus said, "Think of the lilies: they neither spin nor weave, yet I tell you even Solomon in all his splendour was not attired like one of these."
We don't know for sure which flower Jesus was referring to in his ancient desert-world, but these will do - happy receivers of rain and sun, untroubled and seemingly eager to share their gifts.
lost as we are in fears and fantasies,
the world of menace and
bad spirit,
acquisitive for power,
approval and
acclaim.
Consider the lilies...
distracted as we are,
owned by neediness,
insecurity,
vulnerability and
negative energies,
our "savage breasts"
the agitation of troubled hearts.
Consider the lilies...
confident receivers,
imagined from beyond,
strong in their own place,
making no noise,
exhaling joy!
