Dandelions! No matter
how carefully I try to pull one up, I never get the whole thing. The
root stays deep in the ground, threatening to grow up and blossom
again. But despite their bad reputation, dandelions are pretty
little flowers with their yellow strands all tucked neatly into the
center. And truly they are the most beautiful of all flowers when
presented clutched in a child’s dirty little hand. No one gets
yelled at for picking them. Perhaps they grow only to be used and
enjoyed by children.
Dandelions are
ignored or attacked, never nurtured or cared for, and yet they
always bloom profusely. They demand no pampering or special
attention to yield their bright blossoms; they pop up in fields, in
lawns, and between cracks in the sidewalk, even in the best
neighborhoods.
Can you imagine
trying to grow them in a garden? They’d sneak through the boundaries
and pop their sunny yellow faces up in the surrounding lawn. They
would never stay put!
Christians should be
more like dandelions. Our sunny yellow faces should be a reminder
that simple faith has deep roots that are impossible to dislodge.
Our vast number would show the world that even though we are not
fancy or pampered we are evident everywhere, even in the best
neighborhoods. We should be as easily accessible as a dandelion.
Jesus was.
We need to get out of
our gardens and jump across the boundaries that keep us where people
expect to find us. We need to show our sunny yellow faces in all the
spots that need a little brightening up – the crack in the sidewalk
or the lawn of a country club.
Author Janice Kempe
Bible Verse for the
day Matthew 28:16-20
