Drawn to the Light

It’s early March and our Pin Cushion flowers are beginning to bloom. Their proper name is ‘Scabiosa’, which doesn’t make this lovely flower seem attractive at all!

I remember last spring cutting some Scabiosa that had grown across our front walk. I put these long, gangly flowers in a tall vase in our kitchen. They arched gracefully on their long stems looking wild and lovely, following the manner in which they’d grown in the garden.

A few days later I couldn’t help but notice that virtually every stem with a bud or a flower on it’s tip had bent itself to a 90 degree angle. Each flower grew straight up toward the light.

Do I do that when I’m exposed to The Light? I pray that when I’ve spent time in the house of the Lord, I will be so drawn to Him that I quickly change from following my own way to following Him. May His light shine on me and show me where I’ve gone a little wild so I can lean back toward Him, growing straight and strong in His ways, living with a pure and humble heart, freely sharing His love and grace.

“Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love. Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, opening to the ‘Son’ above.”