Saturday, April 2, 2011

Wendell Berry and Spring Blessings

"Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone."
— Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry is good for the soul. All the windows in our tiny apartment are open to let in the temperate evening breeze. It was a gorgeous sun-filled day in Albuquerque. I have gotten my early spring it seems. Tonight's evening walk to the park showed us new spring leaves on nearly all of the trees and the flowers are in full bloom. I love the new life of spring. Winter is a relief from the heat, but the warmth is always welcome again after a few months rest. Spring is full of new discoveries - new blooms and buds that I did not see the day before. I think maybe we see the world through different eyes in the spring because we are looking for new life, for the joy of a world reborn. Life is good, God is good. Blessings of spring discoveries.