On flowers

This miraculous beauty is one of many-- right outside the kitchen door. What is it about flowers? We pine for them all winter long... as we yearn for God.

This morning at mass the words of the gospel reminded me of when Husband and I celebrated our 10th anniversary: my wonderful Mother-in-law had sent the most gorgeous and big flower arrangement I have ever received. After the mass and dinner, a friend and I stole into the church and deposited them in front of Mary... they were just too grand for our home! Many times through the years I thought back to those gorgeous flowers... but I never regretted to have offered them to our dearest Blessed Mother.

This morning the flowers all around the church--and the world-- reminded me of how some things come from God so directly and we can be blind so often and neglect seeing their beauty, like my miraculous little roses outside the kitchen porch.