Lenten reflection

Even among the dreary days of February beauty is possible. This morning I awoke to a crystalline wonderland. Every branch of every tree, every blade of tall grass, every shrub covered in white frost. I needed some encouragement to complete a holy fast, and this is a gift for the fast. Beauty covering darkness, lightness in a dark time of year, even the left over weeds are beautiful. Christ truly can make all things new!