It was a mild winter this year where I live, yet I still enjoyed the anticipation of waiting for springtime to arrive. Each season has something wonderful to offer and Spring, much more so to me than the month of January, offers a new beginning, a new perspective.

It’s hard work to clean your home, clear out the clutter, and refocus after the (typically) dark days of winter, but how invigorating it is to open the windows and feel the breeze, hear the birds twitter, and watch as the sunshine makes the days ever longer. There are so many possibilities that come with Spring and an energy that pushes me forward, excited.

It’s also during springtime that Easter is celebrated, and as a Christian it’s hard to think of a better time to really focus on the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus. The Earth sings its praise to its Creator so obviously in this season, as though it sings along with humanity, giving us copious reminders of the beauty God created, of His provision for everything.

Are there dark days in Spring? Yes! There are still thunderstorms, tsunamis, eruptions, tornadoes, hail storms. There is still sickness and death, heartbreak and grief, worry, fear, and doubt. And yet, there is something about Spring that shouts to the soul, ‘Hope! Hope has come and will come again! Hope is here! Come and join the Earth as it sings to your Creator! Refocus on Who truly matters’.

Springtime quietly whispers the never-ending refrain the creatures sing before the throne in Revelation 4:8, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty…’.

Springtime reminds my spirit of those holy words from Psalm 46:10, ‘Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’ (New American Standard Bible)