In the spring I feel You near
In the fall I hear You call
In the summer You smile upon me
In the winter You whisper tenderly, “It’s time to rest”

In winter You work on my heart
Telling me gently that this quiet season is going to transform me and renew me

You show me how You’re near in this cold and quiet season
You show me how much beauty there is in winter
You open my eyes to the quietness and stillness of winter
You show me how You want me to rest in You
You show me day by day what You have planned for me

“The grass and flowers are sleeping peacefully, r e s t i n g in Me,
knowing that spring will come and they will bloom and grow again,”
You whisper, as I stare at what I thought to be dead flowers and grass

You take my hand and show me things I thought were dead
You tell me that they are resting in You, and that I should do the same

“Just trust Me; rest, my darling,” I hear Him say,
as He guides me through this quiet season

In winter
God is showing me
how beautiful
the stillness
and quietness
of winter can be