Day 242 - The Beauty of Spring

Signs of spring are everywhere now: migratory birds have returned, the temperatures hover around 50 during the daytime, the days are getting longer, and the crocuses are popping up, despite the occasional blizzard.

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Springtime has always filled my heart with joy! The cold, frigid temperatures of the wintertime are gone, the sun brings warmth to the earth, and melodious birds' songs are drawn through my open windows. I am eagerly anticipating all of the changes that springtime brings to our town, the same way that I am eagerly anticipating all of the changes that God will bring to my marriage, my life, and my church.

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Isaiah 43:19 says, "Behold, I am doing a new thing. Now it springs forth! Do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness...and a way in the desert."

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Malachi 4:2 says, "But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from a stall."

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2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away. Behold, all things are new."

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Ecclesiastes 3:11, "He has made everything beautiful in its time."