Change

As seasons change during the year, we notice visual signs and sense differences around us. Churchs are no different than anything else. Sometimes, a season within a church begins to change and we experience a noticable affect. We are entering a different season within the church I attend. For some time now, we have noticed and sensed the environment changing. People have come and people have gone. The air has begun to change and their is a noticable freshness. Of all the seasons, Spring brings with it the most affect. Colors appear, you see small buds on the trees, people go out and interact more, unoticed flower buds break ground and suddenly appear, we trim bushes, grass and the most noticable thing of all, are the smells of a spring day. Dozens of fragrant plants and flowers permeate the air and we look for blooms and brilliant colors. Thank God for the changes of the seasons of life. God gives them to us for a reason, to show us newness in life and to appreciate his creative power, that we might grow with the seasons.