室內與戶外——等候對的季節 | Indoors and Outdoors — Waiting for the Right Season

原本屬於夏天戶外生長的花，如今在冬天裡被小心地移到室內保存下來。

這些天竺葵雖然暫時還在室內，卻仍然需要一切生命所需的元素：陽光、溫暖、水分、肥料，還有照料者細心的呵護。它們也正在回應這份照顧。其中一盆每星期都長出更多花苞，彷彿已經感受到新季節正在靠近。

也許，是春令時間開始後日照漸長；也許，是春天將臨的安靜訊號。

但作為照料它們的人，我不能只看花苞，也要看天氣。安省的春天雖然明天就正式來到，天氣預報卻仍然有雨、飄雪，甚至冰粒。所以我想對這些急不及待的天竺葵說：不用急，你們在戶外綻放的時候會來到。現在，我仍會在室內繼續好好照顧你們。

這當中也有屬靈的提醒。我們常常盼望下一個季節快快來到，渴望更寬廣的空間、更明亮的日子、更多敞開的門。然而，上帝這位智慧的看顧者，比我們更清楚最佳的時間。即使我們暫時像被安放在隱蔽之處，祂仍在保守我們、預備我們、塑造我們。

看似延遲，也許其實是保護；看似等待，也許其實是預備。

「凡事都有定期，天下萬務都有定時。」— 傳道書 3章1節

願我們學會信靠主的時間，安心領受祂的照顧，並在祂說合適的時候，欣然綻放。

#自然之美 #天竺葵 #上帝的時間 #按時綻放令

Indoors and Outdoors — Waiting for the Right Season ...

What belongs outdoors in summer has been carefully kept alive indoors through winter.

These geraniums may be inside for now, but they still need what living things need: sunlight, warmth, water, fertilizer, and tender loving care. And they are responding. One pot is producing more and more buds each week, as though it senses that a new season is near.

Perhaps it is the longer daylight after spring forward. Perhaps it is simply the quiet signal that spring is on the way.

But as the one caring for them, I have to look beyond the buds and check the weather. Here in Ontario, spring officially arrives tomorrow, yet the forecast still speaks of rain, flurries, and even ice pellets. So my message to these eager geraniums is: no rush. Your time to shine outdoors will come. Until then, I will keep caring for you indoors.

There is something spiritual in this too. We often want the next season to come quickly. We long for wider spaces, brighter days, and open doors. But God, our wise Tender, knows the timing better than we do. He keeps us, prepares us, and grows us, even when we feel tucked away for a while.

What seems like a delay may actually be protection. What feels like waiting may actually be preparation.

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” — Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 verse 1

May we trust the Lord’s timing, receive His care, and be ready to bloom when He says the season is right.

#NaturalBeauty #Geraniums #GodsTiming #BloomInSeason