Unfolding The Rose

Our recently planted rosebush that was a gift from a dear friend bloomed this spring.  I put on my plastic boots and got out in my yard after a recent  rain to capture this tiny rosebud.  It reminds me of one of my favorite poems that I have listed below.  Enjoy!

It is only a tiny rosebud, a flower of God’s design.
But I cannot unfold the petals with these clumsy hands of mine.

And the secret of unfolding flowers is not known to such as I.
God opens this flower so sweetly, when in my hands it dies.

If I cannot unfold a rosebud, this flower of God’s design,
Then how can I have the wisdom to unfold this life of mine?

So I’ll trust in Him for leading each moment of my day.
I will look to Him for His guidance each step of the pilgrim way.

The pathway that lies before me, only my Heavenly Father knows.
I’ll trust Him to unfold the moments, just as He unfolds the rose.

  – written by Darryl L. Brown