After a cold long winter we all long for spring. We all wait to see those first green blades of grass and the splashes of beautiful color from all the spring flowers. The beautiful daffodils and tulips will soon begin to bloom. The buds will soon be on the trees, and some colorful birds will again be arriving for the summer. April is to bring spring showers, and I hope it not is in the form of snow showers- but that those showers are warm raindrops falling in our midst. April showers, then in turn, are to bring May flowers as the saying goes. We await a spring which is bursting with new life and new growth.
As spring approaches we get this feeling of putting our house in order and we start some house cleaning. It appears we have accumulated many unnecessary items over the winter and it is time to house clean and place everything in order again. We long to bring that newness and freshness into our homes. Most of us start by turning our homes upside down as we clean out corners and closets, we take things apart and start to clean and refresh our homes. We reach into every dark corner of our homes in order to make it presentable, fresh, and new.
Sometimes I think we need to some house cleaning of our inner soul, or spiritual house cleaning. We at times need to clean out the corners of our spiritual life. We need to evaluate what is important within our lives. We need to remember who is living in our spiritual house.
There often are many emotions lingering in our closets that interfere with our daily living. We harbour emotions such as anger, worry, grief, and resentment that rob us from living truly meaningful lives.
Many emotions enter our lives and we must deal with each one as they come along. After dealing with our emotions, we move on and live each day that is given to us.
We are not to be anxious about what tomorrow will bring. We are always encouraged to live one day at a time. Being anxious or worrying about our tomorrows will rob us of todays pleasures. Jesus tells us "Do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." When we're anxious, we add tomorrow's trouble to today. Truly, each day already has enough trouble of its own.
We are encouraged to enjoy each day. We don't know what tomorrow will bring, but we can refresh our lives each new spring day.
Cherish your yesterdays and dream your tomorrows, but most importantly, don't forget to live today.
Margaret Anne Yost nursed for 35 years. Returning back to school I completed classes from the Red River College in the areas of Gerontology, Bereavement, Death and Dying. For twelve years I worked in bereavement support at a funeral home.
At present I am employed as an Interim Parish Worker at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Melville, Sask. I also enjoy my role as homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother.
