Flowers of the Field

My birthday was a delight. Phone calls complete with varied renditions of the Happy Birthday song either sung or played plus cards and FB good wishes and even some visits by friends. The crowning experience was a picnic with my two sons at the Lamoille Park followed by a trip to Lamoille Canyon.  

When we arrived at the Trail Head we immediately headed for Lamoille Creek  The wildflowers were blooming profusely and of course the sound of rushing water had a soothing melody all its own. 

I wanted to take the trail toward Dollar Lakes because within the first mile, I could remember seeing a huge boulder with a streak of quartz running through it. I didn’t expect the bonus of a beautiful display of wildflowers along the path. In spite overcast skies and rumbles of thunder in the distance, we pressed on and the variety of flowers was truly amazing. At one point, I stopped and said, “I can imagine the Lord saying, ‘Let there be flowers' and He flings out His hand and from His fingertips stream these magnificent colors . 

I have never been in the Canyon at the right time (before this year) to witness such bright, vibrant colors. My vision is not that great so for me to be able to experience such color depth was an amazing gift and such colors had to be even brighter to someone with 20/20 vision.  

A portion of the 12^th chapter of Luke was one of the readings suggested for preparation of our Alaskan Mission trip. Verses 22-34 deal with Jesus telling His disciples (and us) not to worry, but verse 27 is so appropriate for the natural beauty we enjoyed earlier this week. Jesus says, “Look at these flowers. They did nothing to become so beautifully colored/clothed and yet Solomon, the richest king in the world, was never dressed this richly.” Then He goes on to remind us that we are more important in God’s eyes than flowers yet He bestowed that beauty on them, so why should we be worrying about our wearing apparel (or anything else).


The last bit about no need for worry is thrown in for good measure. This post is actually just meant to say, “Thank You, Lord!”