The First Day Of Spring

It is a beautiful morning, the first day of Spring.
As I relish this moment, I am grateful for a number of things.
The beauty that surrounds me is springing forth everywhere.
Even the air is fresher and it’s got a wonderful smell.
My heart is thrilled by the wonder and the beauty of it all.
For what is unfolding right now has gotten me enthralled.
The same hand that fashioned this awesomeness I see
Has etched the same ineffable beauty deep within me.

The truth is that I am here and that is no delusion.
I may doubt many things but my life is no illusion.
“I think, therefore I am.” the famous Descartes once said.
As long as I see this truth, I know I am not dead.
Yet, I often wonder why is it that I am here.
I never asked to be born into this earthly sphere.
Who is it that brought me forth to enjoy the pleasures of life,
And who has taught me lessons through challenges and strife?

My life has been a gift, a present too wonderful to refuse.
I know I have been given talents and time for me to use.
I have been blessed with beauty and enlightened by the truth.
I have been aware of these even early in my youth.
It is this consciousness that truly makes me aware
That there is a Spirit here that guides me everywhere
The goodness and beauty I see and enjoy around me
Are but a faint glimpse of this Infinite Reality.

Today, I will remember the marvels the Lord has done.

Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures:

‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
by the Lord has this been done,
and it is wonderful in our eyes?‘

Therefore, I say to you,
the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you
and given to a people that will produce its fruit.”
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables,
they knew that he was speaking about them.
And although they were attempting to arrest him,
they feared the crowds, for they regarded him as a prophet.
Matthew 21:33-43 & 45-46