The Petal

A flower petal freshly fallen to the floor, still has beauty to it.  Soon, the wind will blow it about, and then it's beauty will fade.  The petal is at its fullest beauty when attached to the flower, which is attached to the stem, which is nourished by the earth.  So it is with us and God.  We are most ourselves, all we are meant to be, when attached to God who nourishes us.  There are many people in the world who focus on  beauty that fades.  Here today and gone tomorrow.  Life may be short, like a flower that buds, but let life always be grounded in the true source of beauty.