The Forest Lives and Breathes

As the winter snows begin to melt
the forest floor awakens to the
presence of warmer days and there is a
new world look to the whole scene.

Groggily a mother bear stumbles out of
her den with a pair of newborn cubs
trailing behind her, anxious to explore
this wondrous world.

What was once a small trickling stream
running through the edge of the forest
has now become a river, it's waters flowing
swiftly with the run off of melting snow.

This once quiet place has become a beehive
of activity, teaming with new growth and new
life struggling to be born.

As I stand on the edge watching what was and
what is to be, I can't help but be amazed at the
difference just one day has made in the life of
this beautiful place.

God created the beauty and the bounty
and it is left to man to see that what is beautiful
will be kept as such, and what lives and draws
breath shall be held sacred.

Amen...