Life is a mirror. The things I experience in my environment are a reflection of the state of my soul.
The ongoing drought in the western U.S. has caused me some personal angst. All around my neighborhood, the weeds are flourishing while the grass lies low. And somewhat brown.
For a year or two, seeing the weeds in the grass bothered me greatly. I hated seeing the lawn sprinklers running, strengthening the weeds, while the grass made only a slight improvement.
There wasn't much for me to do about it. I don't own any of the property where the grass is growing. And even if I did, the idea that it would take years to rehabilitate the grass added another frustration factor. I felt so helpless to make any significant changes in this moment to my environment.
Finally, I had the idea to pray about the situation. I had an immediate sense of diminished stress over the issue. And as the months have passed, I have begun to appreciate the diversity of plants in the lawn, and the increased number of insects and birds present. Yes, weeds are pests. Bugs are undesirable. But it is life! And it is abundant!
But it is not acceptable to grow weeds in your lawn. And it's now my lawn.
