Before Mass this morning, I noticed the beautiful Easter bouquet in the apse of my church.  It struck me how perfect the nature of a flower is.  The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that “each creature possesses its own particular goodness and perfection,” and “each of the various creatures, willed in its own being, reflects in its own way a ray of God’s infinite wisdom and goodness.” (339)

While a flower isn’t exactly a creature, it’s definitely an exquisite creation, and I think a good example for one in pursuit of a holy Christian life.

A flower seeks to establish itself in fertile soil, and it extends its petals and reaches upward toward the light. If a flower is uprooted and replanted, it will unfailingly continue to move toward the light, allowing nothing to stop it from attaining its purpose. That purpose is nothing more than the purpose of all creation: to glorify God.

A flower may be disturbed by a strong gust of wind, but it will always seek to reestablish itself so long as it still has life within it. A flower offers itself freely to any passing honeybee, with never a complaint.

We would all do well to seek Christ, our light, so unfailingly, and to offer ourselves so freely to our neighbors.