Written by Margot Wallace of the Village Church
A few weeks during Lent bodacious flowers spread vibrant hues on a 50-acre hillside in Carlsbad Ranch. The dazzling Giant Tecolote Ranunculus blooms to create a rainbow of color facing West. Each Spring I visit these flowers to reflect upon the beauty of this display. I humbly try to capture their brilliance through photography and paint. At this time of year, the Earth gives up its nutrients to prepare seeds for growth. Dirt is the most important factor – enabling these incredible plants to surface. After a cold winter, the blooms appear in blazing color for all to enjoy! Think of all the life giving ingredients we reap from this fine soil, enabling all life forms on our planet to thrive! Lent is a time of reflection, service, and prayer. In our journey here we are privileged to reflect upon this magnificent garden. In praise and prayer we develop a closer relationship to God, and, serve others through acts of charity.
And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. [Matthew 6:28-29]
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