Strength

Last night I covered my peony and clematis and the garden as well.... I had actually left the covers on my garden yesterday because the temps never really warmed up... but the peony and clematis I did uncover. They are in the front yard and with their sheets on- they look like Halloween Ghosts..... So before I went to bed I decided to cover them... I didn't think it was going to be necessary but... I did it.


Well, Last night we had a hard frost...

It is kind of pretty on the leaves of the Mums, and Black-Eyed Susans.  They are hardy plants and can take it better than others. 

My peony looks pretty pitiful.... It looks sad and broken.   


And I thought about us, humans- mankind, and how we too can feel lost, lonely, and broken.  While some of us handle it better than others, we all feel that way sometimes.  


Isaiah 41:10 
Fear thou not; for I am with you:  be not dismayed; for I am thy God:  I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.


Let our strength be in Him and he will renew us... body, mind and spirit...   


As I look out my window I see that my peony is standing tall, reaching for the sky, the sun, and that should be a reminder to me to stand tall, lifted up in praise to the Son.