Son Shine Down on Me
Growth is a beautiful thing…
On Sunday March 22nd I started my outdoor patio garden, which has now become my safe haven. Rain or shine, you can find me out here basking in the glorious beauty of nature surrounding me! As I prepare to pick up my dainty water can and sprinkle my soil with droplets of water, I discover how quickly my seedlings have bloomed! My parsley sits perfectly upright and perched, my mint is majestic, my oregano is outstanding, and my basil is bountiful! Spring is here as I peer to the right and see that my pink geraniums are gracious, my harmony purple stocks are splendid, and my yellow osteospermums are overflowing! I watch as they all sway and float delicately in the breeze, waving to me with their vibrant colorings. As I prepare to depart and move on with the rest of the day’s happenings, I sigh in gratitude and kindly thank the sun for shining down on them.
Photosynthesis has taken place. As I reflect on the terminology of photosynthesis, embedded in its definition is the process by which plants (and other living organisms) use to harness energy from the sun, in order to create/synthesize food. As a human population, photosynthesis is crucial to our very being and livelihood.
When taking this concept and applying it to our spiritual lives, we too go through a process of photosynthesis. You see, when the Son, the Son of God and our living Savior, enters into our lives, that’s when our photosynthesis process takes place. As we begin to let His light shine on and through our lives…that’s when true growth begins! Even when the winds blow, may we be like trees planted by streams of water, yielding fruit in its season.
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
~Psalm 1:3
Life is limitless when we allow the process of photosynthesis to take over in our lives! So just as I would serenade my preschoolers, I belt out in song, “Oh Mr. Sun, Sun…Mr. Golden Sun, please shine down on me!” The only exception is, my Sun is replaced with THE SON.