The Cycle of Nature

© 8/10 Angela Beatty

Ecclesiastes 1:5

The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down

and hasteth to his place where he arose.

I recall a sermon my father preached years ago called, "The Cycle of Nature." He talked about how everything in nature has a tendency to return to its original state...

• The sun rises and sets, to rise and set again
• Rain falls, finds its way to the rivers, is swept to sea to evaporate and become rain again
• Spring, summer, fall, and winter repeat again and again.
• As humans from dust we were created and to dust we will return

Sometimes we find ourselves trapped in that cycle of returning to our originally state. Have you ever worked to overcome a flaw (procrastination for me), to think you have it all worked out and then one day you notice you're right back where you started or close to it? That can be a great source of frustration - especially when you worked really hard to make progress.

But another side of the whole scenario is that there are times when we our world seems to be frigid and unyeilding... things just aren't easy and aren't going well for us. Just remember, Spring always comes. The flowers will bloom again, gentle rains will fall, and the gardens will grow. It's just a matter of time.