The homely wild flower photographed here, Mexican native Zinnia Haageana (ha-gee-aa-nah), was discovered by the 17th century German botanist, Johann Gottfried Zinn. Seeds from those humble plants have since been endlessly hybridized into dozens of colors and kinds, which seed companies today call fabulous.
Then someone wrote recently, sharing the happy news of the birth of their baby girl called, Zinnia. Sweet name for a sweet girl! In flower symbology, Zinnias can be sent to those who need strength to endure or who are absent and suffering trials of the heart. Baby Zinnia's birth and naming might prompt us to prayer for the world's little girls.
Pink Zinnia,
for the girls not allowed to twirl,
or pick a dress,
let alone a husband.
Yellow Zinnia,
shine your bright light
on smile-less faces;
dry tears;
heal disease.
White Zinnia,
soul-restoration
for girls sold or stolen
into slavery.
Red Zinnia,
give a jump to the
symbolic hearts that have
stopped beating.
Orange Zinnia,
for the girls who
have never seen a classroom,
whose minds, like rain forests,
are filled with secrets, solutions and remedies.
Purple Zinnia,
pamper each third-world girl,
like the first-world girls
we call princess.
Father Stephen Morris
Then someone wrote recently, sharing the happy news of the birth of their baby girl called, Zinnia. Sweet name for a sweet girl! In flower symbology, Zinnias can be sent to those who need strength to endure or who are absent and suffering trials of the heart. Baby Zinnia's birth and naming might prompt us to prayer for the world's little girls.
for the girls not allowed to twirl,
or pick a dress,
let alone a husband.
Yellow Zinnia,
shine your bright light
on smile-less faces;
dry tears;
heal disease.
White Zinnia,
soul-restoration
for girls sold or stolen
into slavery.
Red Zinnia,
give a jump to the
symbolic hearts that have
stopped beating.
Orange Zinnia,
for the girls who
have never seen a classroom,
whose minds, like rain forests,
are filled with secrets, solutions and remedies.
Purple Zinnia,
pamper each third-world girl,
like the first-world girls
we call princess.
Father Stephen Morris
