I used to look out at the back of my yard with a heavy heart. The fire last year—set by the neighbor behind us—burned down our children’s playhouse and killed several trees. The damage stood as a painful reminder. The dead trees remained, brown and lifeless against the bright green of summer, like scars on a once joyful place.
But this morning, something shifted.
As the sun rose, I noticed the tiny spider webs woven through the branches and brush. You have to look closely, but when the dew clings to them, they shimmer in the light. They’ve taken over the brown, forgotten spaces—and somehow, they’ve made them beautiful.
It reminded me of life.
Sometimes we go through seasons where everything feels charred and colorless—where we carry anger, grief, or disappointment like a shadow. But with prayer and faith, God begins to weave something new. Something delicate, unexpected, and quietly holy. We may not see it right away. It takes time. But God doesn’t waste our pain. He creates beauty, even from the ashes.
We’re human, and darkness will still come—through loss, health struggles, or broken relationships. But if we choose to look closely, there are blessings. Threads of hope. Signs of God’s quiet work.
Today, I think I’ll stop looking out with disdain.
Now, I’ll look out in wonder—for the beauty that grew from the ashes.
“To provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes...”
— Isaiah 61:3
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