Spring is here or something like it

After the kind of weather we have been experiencing here in New York, I was pleasantly surprised by the sudden warmth and sunshine today. Everyone in my neighbourhood appears to have been instantly rejuvenated by the sunshine.

By that I mean, for a river town that has been increasingly "dead" in the last two years or so, I was amazed by the number of cars and even faces on our main street.

Seeing how something as simple as the sun coming out would attract people to the streets and the parks, I couldn't shake one thought.

In my mind, God is the ultimate light, warmth and everything alluring. Why then don't people get attracted to Him and His presence? Why is it that His creation the sun is more of an allure to man than Him or His word? Could it be that we mistake His allure for the warmth of the sun? Could it be that His very nature is hidden in the very things that we think that we crave? Could it be that that is why however much we think this or that will make us happy they never do? Could it just be that we are actually seeking Him and that is how we find ourselves drawn to the traces of His existence on this earth?

Trust me to turn a simple walk in my little town to a whole series of questions, but I just could not resist the thought.


What are your thoughts on the dawning of spring?



I bid you Shalom,



Jacqueline