Have you ever stood & watched a Bee shopping for nectar & really observed what she does, how she chooses just the right flower? You may be surprised at the wisdom of what you observe & the lesson for us all…as I did this morning!

Welcome my friend, come on in & join me for a lovely time of serenity & encouragement in this crazy upturned world at the moment…

I have the table all laid with my best blue & white china for our time together & have picked some delightful Camellias from our tree, as pictured, to adorn the table!

We have a Lady Grey tea blend or coffee, if you prefer, & a slice of freshly baked banana bread with butter melting upon its deliciousness.

The act of giving

This morning I had just finished hanging our freshly washed linen on the clothes line to dry in the warm sunshine, as we do here in Australia. When I noticed our Camellia tree laden with blooms, many already fallen to the ground.

It’s positioned more down the side of our property then right in the backyard, so I hadn’t noticed its blooms till then.

Having time, I walked over to enjoy the magnificence of these blooms & their beautiful fragrance, when I observed a honey bee hovering nearby. She hovered over one bloom, then the next & so on until she found just the right bloom to land upon & started gathering its nectar.

And as she climbed all over this bloom seeking just the right amount of nectar, she also imparted little exchanges of pollen that were attached to her little basket on her legs.

And it hit me…

She wasn’t just gathering, she was also giving…

She was pollinating the tree as she was gathering nectar for her bee family! Assuring next seasons supply, not just for her friends & family but for all the other creatures that use the tree for their sustenance, home & protection!

I thought about how she wasn’t anxious about gathering more then she needed, for her Creator had already organized next seasons supply through her pollen exchange without her knowledge or awareness!

The following came to mind;

“Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself…”

Matthew 6: 34a

How will tomorrow care for itself?

We are told that God’s supply is new every morning. He is well aware of our needs & He is already supplying for our next season even before we’re aware of it. For His loving kindnesses never cease! Lamentations 3: 22-23

The temptation is to be anxious in the overwhelm

I shared last week that professionally I have observed some concerning behavior since the pandemic, fear & panic at one swing of the pendulum & a cavalier complacency at the other end…Both extremes aren’t good.

However, I have also seen & experienced kindness, concern & calm in this time which is the key.

Here in Australia, during the Pandemic, as in most countries, hundreds of thousands became unemployed overnight lining up for help. When a kind person anonymously paid a cafe owner near to one of these scenes to supply every person in the line across the road with a hot cup of coffee as they waited!

Another restaurant owner, who could only offer take aways used his supplies to offer free takeaway soup & garlic bread for everyone, without an agenda!

Other café owners delivered free meals to the aged in the community who were in isolation.

This is kindness personified…looking after our fellow man in the strangest of times.

Let us focus on the beauty surrounding us, knowing that God has this season & the next is already supplied for with beautiful blooms full of the sweet nectar of His kindnesses & the heady fragrance of His peace & serenity.

Until next time,

Jennifer

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