Springtime Sorrows...

Springtime brings me thoughts of happiness and the sun seems to give me energy. I dream of little green plants growing and summertime harvests. I peruse the gardening sections at hardware stores and am tempted by any greenhouses I happen upon. This time of year brings us hope of warm weather, flowers begin to bloom, and we seem to be rejuvenated. Why then do I speak of sorrow? The seed has to die for the shoot to break forth from the ground. Death is a natural part of life, but that does not take away the sense of loss and grief that we experience. I mourn the loss of my friend Kimsin today... I have no words for this and I don't know what shoots and sprouts will come forth from this and may never understand, but I know that Kimsin taught me to recognize the power of prayer. I don't know why God didn't answer the many prayers of family and friends on Kimsin's behalf, but I know that God is almighty and he can do "immeasurably more than we ask or imagine" and that He loved Kimsin, so I pray that he will water and tend to those shoots that would come from Kimsin's life and bring glory to God.