A Prayer for Early Spring
See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. Song of Songs 2:11-12
Lord God, Spring is a metaphor for change. Some changes we for eagerly, and some we wish we could avoid. Some changes we plan and others arrive uninvited. In all these changes we ask the gift of Your perspective beckoning us to expectation, hope, and rebirth.
May the sunlight and the rain be reminders that You are at work renewing the earth. As a God of renewal, You are always at work in our lives, too. Sometimes we can perceive Your transformational presence and at other times, not at all.
Open our eyes and lives to the needed changes You will bring this Spring. Awaken us to new life and perspective, as we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.