Mar
17
2015
Things In Hibernation
Posted in Daily Living 2 Comments
It was so nice to get out and walk this morning.
Winter has taken its toll.
Paved streets that are usually clear have been covered with ice.
I knew it would be a matter of time before my old routine resurfaced.
It smelled like spring on my morning walk.
The last remnants of snow left by the plow are in mounds at the end of the driveway.
The snow seemed to retreat.
It was as if a blanket of white was pulled back from the house ever so carefully.
The snow always seems to melt around the trees first.
The snow lingers in places that do not get enough sun.
Cinder-coated snow makes a border along the grass next to the street.
I was witnessing the last vestiges of winter.
On my walk, I remembered that spring is less than a week away.
The buds that are waiting on the branches will burst forth with new life very soon.
I am beginning to hear birds high up in the trees.
A wise old owl was making himself known as I made my way around the neighborhood.
Secret things, hidden under months of snow, were now visible.
A newspaper, still wrapped in plastic, had the date from the first snowfall.
A ball long forgotten, popped out of its wintry hiding place.
Dog toys that were left on the lawn were now visible with the pre-spring melt.
These are things that were in hiding.
They were not lost, just forgotten for a time.
They that are visible again as the snow retreats.
The remnants of winter revealing themselves in the spring.
A glove that is lonely for the hand it covered.
A hat that is missing the head it once protected.
A Frisbee tossed expertly across the yard has been out of sight and out of mind.
A wayward basketball that defied any rebound attempt is now visible in the woods.
Things in hibernation.
Things that seemed to be asleep.
Things that lay forgotten until they are revealed.
Things that get a second chance once the frozen ground is thawed.
I pondered how similar we are to the hibernating things.
How much of ourselves do we hide away, covered, and forgotten until the spring thaw?
We all have things that are buried though not buried too deeply.
We all have hidden things that become visible again and need to be dealt with.
Many of us would like to remain in hibernation.
We would like to bury mistakes and grievances, regrets and arguments.
We would prefer to cover them with a beautiful blanket of white.
There, they are out of sight and out of mind.
Except, not really.
Spring inevitably comes.
The winter cold is gone.
The spring breezes blow and there is new life, new purposes and second chances.
For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. (Hebrews 5:12, 13)
How foolish we are to try to hide anything from the One who sees everything.
How futile it is to try to bury things beneath a blanket covering of our own making.
The things we think we hid will soon surface.
After being buried for a while, those things look distorted and ugly.
Things in hibernation eventually wake up.
Things in hibernation resurface and have to be dealt with.
Things in hibernation come out ravenously hungry and need to be fed.
Winter things that are now seen with springtime eyes.
Attention must be paid.
Clean up must be done.
Repairs must be made.
Things must be discarded.
The springtime landscape is emerging.
There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. (Luke 12:2,3)
God always sees the things in hibernation.
God always uncovers those things that we thought we buried.
Nothing is ever out of sight or out of the mind of God.
Isn’t it wonderful to know that in the uncovering, there is new life?
During the time of hibernation, things were happening.
There below the surface life is stirred.
There on the branches, buds are waiting to burst forth.
Spring’s newness reveals winter’s remnants.
It is good for those things we thought we hid to be uncovered.
It is refreshing to tidy up that which has laid dormant for quite a while.
It is important to see what needs to be repaired in the bright light of a new day.
The winter landscape is gone.
Take inventory of the things that have been buried.
See them for what they are as they are slowly uncovered.
It is time to clean up the things in hibernation.
It is time to rid out and begin again.
Beautiful Article. Thank you sharing and have a great day!
Thank you, Sara.
New life.
Spring, the time of waking up.
How blessed we are to have the changing of seasons.
Gina