Life Cycle

 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds                                             John 12:24

These last beautiful days of October allowed me to take a walk in a state park. I took in the spectacular views of changing leaves, and I experienced first-hand once again the cycle of life. In the woods, things are always dying- and also coming to life. In fact, they do that in a cycle, as we are aware. There is no new growth without the old passing away and passing life on.

As I walked under fallen pine trees, the signs of new little pine seedlings peeked up all around the base of the fallen tree. On the rotting carcass of another fallen tree grew fungi, feeding off the decaying cellulose.

I participated myself in this cycle of life, albeit unwillingly. You see, the mosquitos, recognizing that their chance to breed was down to a few precious hours, swarmed up when my partner and I walked by, and they went for my neck for a blood meal to ensure the success of a new batch of little mosquito critter pests. They needed my blood to complete the breeding cycle. Unfortunately, I am sure that I helped a few to live for another generation. On the other hand, I know that Iprevented a few more generations with some successful swatting!

So there is it folks in a nutshell. We are all in the life and death game. Death begets new life, and inevitably returns to earth again.  What a miracle our Creator brought about!

Prayer: Lord, thank you for the plan of death bringing about new life, Amen