‘We had a great three-day break in Edzell,’ our neighbours
enthused as we paused to chat this morning. ‘Did you know there was a great
little museum in Forfar?’
Edzell? Forfar? Aren’t these just places you pass through on
your way to somewhere more interesting?
Not in Covid times! How many of us have discovered treasures
in our neighbourhoods that we didn’t realise were there?
And again. There they were! Right at the end of our
driveway, turning to the right instead of our usual route left: clutches of
big, juicy brambles begging to be picked. We nearly missed them.
And again: right in the garden itself, behind the
scaffolding slide the grandkids play on: more ripe, juicy blackberries.
Why is it that we can be so eager to rush off in search of
sweet things far away, when they are often right there under our noses?
I am so enriched by the wisdom of the women in my Bible
study group. So well-fed by them and other dear sisters in Christ. May I never
be guilty of overlooking or taking for granted the beauty that surrounds me,
while seeking beauty far away.
God has created a beautiful earth for us to enjoy, wherever
we are, and he provides for us day by day. May we learn to harvest the bounty
without destroying the matrix.
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