Expect Difficulty
July 5, 2006
When I was in the woods last week, I woke up early one morning and decided to go for a walk while the sun was rising. I have learned so many wonderful things when I have walked alone in nature…almost like there’s angels whispering in my ear.
I started on my walk and said “God, please teach me something right now that I need to learn…”
Within seconds, my eyes darted to a spot in the asphalt. It was already a very hot day, and the heat was rising in waves off of the road. I had walked that same road every morning for days, and never noticed what my eyes were seeing at that moment.
Through a crack in the thick, hard asphalt, a perfect little blackberry plant was growing…with 3 perfect little berries on it.
You have to understand that this particular spot in the road is traveled by cars and trucks and motor homes all day and all night. This is a dangerous spot for anything to grow and thrive.
Yet, somehow, this little blackberry sprig managed to find a bit of air and sunshine to peek it’s head up into…even if it was through inches of tar and rocks.
Amazing, what we can overcome. Amazing, what we can do when we just look for the sunlight…even if it comes in little slivers, through cracks, where sunlight may have seemed impossible.
I hope you can have the courage of a blackberry.
I am going to frame this photo to remind me that we can survive through just about anything, just about anywhere, when we bloom where we’re planted.
Lots of Love,
melody
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