Thirteen

What a glorious day today has been! It has been sunny and warmer than it has been in a long time.  I love the beginning of March, when one season is ending and another one is ready to begin.  Saturday on the other hand, wasn't as lovely.  We had a late winter snow, worse than what was expected.  The weather people called for a dusting to an inch, with turned into inches.  Driving was treacherous to say the least.

Snow in January is depressing because we know it is going to be here for a long time.  The blanket of white everywhere is like a blanket over my heart, a blanket of heaviness, a blanket I dread.  The blanket of white seems to cover up my hope.  But, not so in March.  What I love about late winter snow, is that it doesn't last long. Within about 15 hours of the snow on Saturday, it was disappearing; the roads had cleared up.  Some of it was even melting on the driveways and lawns. 

It is like that in life too.  When we go through seasons of darkness in our lives, as we are coming through them, we may have setbacks, but those setbacks seem to be shorter and shorter.  Their impact on our hope lessens with each passing day.  As King David cried out to God, so do I.   "Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.  Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life."  Psalm 143:8  Tomorrow will be a better day. 

Thirteen days, just thirteen more days until we celebrate the first day of Spring.  There is more snow in the forecast for tomorrow night, but that is okay because Spring is only thirteen days away!  Hope springs anew!