The Lotus Flower

I like to liken myself to a lotus flower.

For one thing, they are NOT small and delicate, but rather round and hearty...

But more than that, I relate to the manner in which they grow.

You see, a Lotus flower takes root in the muck and the mire of a swamp or a pond. The roots become strong in the icki-ness, and they grow.

The stalk, too, is hearty, and then at just the right time the most amazing, beautiful flower appears.

This flower is born out or the muck and the mire (adversity and filth of life, perhaps?) and is shown to be radiant and beautiful.

We are like that... See Psalm 40...

1 I waited patiently for the LORD;

he turned to me and heard my cry.

2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,

out of the mud and mire;

he set my feet on a rock

and gave me a firm place to stand.

What inspires you?