Natalie Sleeth wrote a beautiful hymn in 1986, words which have inspired me many times, and prompted the photo you see here.
In the bulb there is a flower,
In the seed, an apple tree;
In cocoons a hidden promise;
Butterflies will soon be free!
In the snow and cold of winter
There’s a spring that waits to be,
Unrevealed until it’s season,
Something God alone can see.
There’s a song in every silence,
Seeking word and melody;
There’s a dawn in every darkness,
Bringing hope to you and me.
From the past will come the future;
what it holds, a mystery,
Unrevealed until it’s season,
something God alone can see.
In our end is our beginning; in our time, infinity;
In our doubt there is believing; in our life, eternity.
In our death, a resurrection; at the last, a victory,
Unrevealed until it’s season, something God alone can see.