With a little bit of pluck!5/29/2024 Wednesday of the 8th Week in OT
Zing! Went the strings of my heart! You may remember that old song. I’ve been “Zinging” it since I reread my poem “Heaven Scent.” The final stanza uses the image of the “irises” hearts going “zing” and opening their eyes to see the light. I had some “zing” moments yesterday. My heart goes “zing” when I see a cardinal, ever since a friend told me that cardinal sightings are signs of the presence of a deceased loved one. But, the most “zinging” moment was seeing two wisteria buddings where I expected there to be none. This old wisteria has rarely bloomed over the twenty years since its planting. A few years ago, I was surprised and delighted to find a few, but since then, there have been none. Until yesterday, when the sun’s reflection opened my “irises” to see a beautiful bud, and then another, and this morning one more. A trinity of wisteria buds! In one sense, you could say these are “slim pickings” for a vine that is noted for its abundant flowers. But, for me, these few were enough to make my heart strings go “zing.” Why did I title this reflection, “With a Little Bit of Pluck”? If you play the guitar, you pluck the strings or use a pick to play. With yesterday’s reflection on “picking” and “pecking” and a picture of two guitars on Monday, I thought about one’s heart strings being plucked to make the sound of “Zing!” Have you had any “zing” moments of late? Could it be the Holy Spirit touching a chord in you? Hmm…… And here's Heaven Scent with photos heaven_scent.pdf
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