Planting flowers in a garden. A few nights ago I was given both an affirmation and a rebuke in the same message. I was rebuked because I was not acknowledging my feelings.
I was talking about planting flowers, or maybe I was singing a song - I don't remember, but then I received both the affirmation and the rebuke by the bright angel.
A few weeks ago I met these 20/21 year old LGBTQ+ youth, and I was so amazed. It felt like a blessing sitting with them. They were quirky and gentle and themselves.
They shared their experiences, but nothing was too dark. I remember one said, "I just thought everyone liked who they like, but then I found out, 'NO, it's not that way'". They were like angels whose wings had not yet been clipped.
When I was their age, my wings had long been clipped, plucked, beaten, snapped, bloodied, and broken. I was nothing like those youth, and I perceive the wisdom in Christ's call on my life.
It seems we won't always have to wait for seeds to sprout. They were like flowers who were waiting to be planted in a Garden, whose soil is enriched, watered, and tended by its God.
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