Blooming In The Mud

 

Skunk cabbage, that is what it’s called.
That really is its name,
And even though it’s accurate
That’s not its greatest claim.
 
It grows within the muck and mire
Where the saltwater flows,
That cheerful blossom sweetly blooms
Where the tide comes and goes.
 
If it can bloom so cheerily
Within the dank mudflat
Then there is hope that we can bloom,
Though we may still doubt that.
 
For God has called us to be His
And redeemed us from sin.
The muck and mire of our past…
We’re not who we have been.
 
Don’t listen to the whispering
That you still stand in mire,
Instead, praise Him for every chance
To bloom and to inspire.
 
The God who helps skunk cabbage bloom
Will do much more for you.
His love is greater than your sin,
For His grace blooms in you.
 
John 14:20
In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.