You and Me and the Dandelions

 

picture by Manfriedrichter

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. ~Malachi 4:2

As children we lay in the fields and picked dandelions, blowing the puff balls across the field or making crowns with the yellow flowers. As adults, we try to rid them from our lawns and gardens calling them weeds. Weeds indeed, the deep roots plow through the soil, loosening it to let the rain reach the grass and garden plants. We deprive the children of lazy days of enjoyment in nature while learning the natural way of seed distribution and plant reproduction. Ah, but to the point. Dandelions are another reminder that creation speaks of the Creator and they speak of us. 

Rooted and grounded deep in the soil, the dark green leaves show off the single orange flower head whose stem is hollow for the uptake of the water and nurtrients in the soil. The flower soon changes to the ball of fluff whose seeds are carried by the wind across lawns and fields to bring a rebirth of the flower in another place. So what does that have to do with you and me? 

• Deeply Rooted - We need to be deeply rooted in God's word. The Word gives us the nutrients we need to grow as Christians as well as the Water of Life. 
• Yellow Gold - The yellow gold flower head in the middle of the whorl of dark green leaves speaks of the King's crown, in the center of our lives. We are the living body of leaves surrounding our hearts which carry Jesus as the center of our lives. 
• Seeds Distribution - As the flower matures it shoots up a hollow stem that carries water and nutrients to the seed that form around the center of the flower. The seeds grow and mature until they are blown away to another place for another time, just as we should be maturing and raising our children to be the seeds transplanted to another place and time. A place and time to raise another godly generation.

Sometimes we may feel that the seeds have flown without their purpose but remember that not all flowers bloom as the same time. The living word you have implanted in those children will not be forgotten. In God's time they to will produce another generation to the Lord. 

Heavenly Father, help us keep You at the center of our lives. Help us show Jesus to our children in our daily living. Help us implant your word in their minds so their thoughts, their deeds, their ethics are demonstrations of You. May they see these same examples in our lives. In Jesus's name. Amen.