TRUTH IS LIKE A TRILLIUM

Truth is like a trillium

that blossoms in the spring.

It dances with the waking trees

and stirs the birds to sing.

Through winter, it lays dormant,

beneath the snowy ground.

Then with the warmth of springtime,

it stretches roots around.

It grows within the sunshine,

first budding after years.

The plant designed by Trinity

takes time to match its peers.

And there it stands a-shining,

a pure, revealing face!

The woodland floor, once bumpy bare,

now shimmers full of grace!

Truth is like a trillium.

O may my faith grow strong.

For with it, I am known and free

to bloom forever long.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

John 8:32

TRUTH IS LIKE A TRILLIUM

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The LORD is night unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Psalm 34:17-18

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 15:13

We have had sorrow of the heart. We have known a crushed spirit. 

Instead of returning hurt for hurt, we seek Creator God who is near, the same God who had breathed life into the nostrils of Adam whom He formed out of the dirt of the ground. Instead of crushing the one who crushed, we turn to our Heavenly Father who hears and delivers, breathing life into our damaged spirits.

A woodland flower that blooms in spring reminds us of truth and tranquility. It’s the season of trilliums, here in Veery Glade. Is there a better place to be at peace than among trilliums? I think not. I will be the first to admit trilliums don’t smell like roses. But apart from that, I don’t notice anything lacking in these graceful plants growing in the nitrogen-rich woodland soil.

The name ‘trillium’ was given to this plant because all of its parts exist in groups of three: three white petals, three sepals (small leaves), three large leaves and three stigmas. Trilliums are protected, taking many years to bloom for the first time.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 14:6

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, makes a strong statement about Himself. John 14:6 is either the truth handed to us on a royal silver platter or a big fat lie! How anyone responds to this statement He made determines their eternity.

Truth enables us to live forever in the realizations that:

Because Jesus is the way, there is no other way apart from Him.

Because Jesus is the truth, there are only lies apart from Him.

Because Jesus is the life, there is only death apart from Him.

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive , because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

John 14: 16-17

We know the truth and it makes us free. Not knowing the truth, then, continues bondage. It may take a while to see the face of truth, like the trillium first blooming after years. But when it’s revealed, we fall to our knees in awe. We realize it is God who can restore us daily.

The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

Psalm 138:8

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Psalm 27:14

In the white trillium patch of prayer, truth shines. The Creator will perfect our concerns and strengthen our hearts. Our time is well-spent formulating lists of joys (praises) and concerns. We are grateful to God in revealing truths and making us aware of His working in our lives. The things we have committed to Him are being addressed in His time. Those things that bother us are voiced. Hurts and on-going problems are raised in persistent prayer.

A biblical example of someone praying joys is Mary, the mother of Jesus.

And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. 

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call be blessed.

Luke 1: 45-48

A biblical example of someone praying concerns is Abraham, who pleaded for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah.

And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.

Genesis 18:32

May Mary and Abraham inspire us to be specific in our prayers and lists of joys and concerns.

Our National Day of Prayer was Thursday, May 6, 2021. Let us keep praying as often as we can with renewed lists of joys and concerns. Let us be diligent in our prayer life.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Colossians 3:12-13

Give a crushed spirit to our Creator God who can un-crush it.

Only God can fix a broken heart and restore the spirit to keep walking in integrity. In truth, beautify the space around you with mercy, meekness, patience, forgiveness and kindness.