Seeds of Hope
Seeds come in all shapes and sizes. If you dump a packet of mixed wildflower seeds into your hand, you will find a great variety. Some are smooth, shiny and rounded. Others are flat and pointy, still others have tiny filaments sticking out to catch the wind or get stuck in the fur of animals (or your socks!). Seeds are dispersed in a variety of ways; including wind, water, animals and people. Seeds have their own set of parameters; in order to germinate the seed needs a specific amount of time and water. Sometimes the temperature or amount of light exposure is specific in order to stir the seed to begin to grow. Hope is like a seed. When you hope, it is like a seed being blown into your future. Dreaming, wonder, anticipation …. These too are seeds of hope that you sow into the landscape of your life. When you look at a dry seed, it doesn’t look anything like the plant it will become. Whether a flower seed, an apple seed, an aco...