The passionflowers have arrived. Just as the garden takes a deep sigh and exhales its last breath of
summer, these tiny green tendrils emerge, twirling over the most desolate places and creating a bright new landscape dotted with a glorious sight … passionflowers!
You just have to get up close and personal to appreciate one of
these flowers.
Out of the most
barren patches of dry ground, these magnificent flowers bloom. And it’s not
just an ordinary blooming. It’s a
royal entrance. From utter wastelands they lift their regal crowns and extend a
scepter of beauty all over the garden.
It’s a total transformation.
They're a reminder of the total transformation that waits for us,
regardless of how rough and rocky the landscape of our lives have been.
It’s a covering of love from God that overshadows the entire terrain of
our lives and turns ashes to beauty.
So, let our little passionflower, with her head lifted up, encourage you
to lift your head up today. Listen to these words of promise that can turn your wastelands into
gardens of beauty...and just brace
yourself for the total trans formation that will come.
God will give you “a crown
of beauty instead of ashes” and “crown you with love and tender mercies.” Isaiah 61:3 and Psalms 103:4
Wearing our crowns,
The Velvet Lime Girls
