I spent the morning at my friend Frannie's. I took a walk around the backyard to see the herbs and vegetables starting in the garden. I said hello to the sheep and went out to greet the ducks. I photographed the peach, blackberry, and iris blooms. New life was springing up everywhere.
Then I spent awhile walking under the mesquite trees full of thorns. They always provide me with a deep meditation and reflection upon the crucifixion. The wonderful surprise, as I looked at what appeared to be almost unnoticeable tendrils of tiny new leaves, was the promise God showed to me of the life after the thorns.
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They shall scourge Him, and put Him to death: and the third day He shall rise again.
Luke 18:33
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