God's Valentine's Day Roses

It’s Valentines’ Day again so I stopped by the flower Tent Sale outside the grocery store early this morning. As I walked up to it, I noticed a guy unloading a stack of boxes filled with fresh new bundles of red roses. What luck, I was able to grab a dozen of their freshest and prettiest roses.    After that, I rushed back home to be in time for my morning prayer with my wife.  I felt good about the fresh new roses and while on the way home I got the strange idea to add a Valentine’s Day twist to our morning prayer.  The prayer I said with my wife a short time later went like this:

   “Lord, I want to thank you for this beautiful new day and for these beautiful new roses. And Lord, my wife thinks that these roses are for her, but actually I got them for you! However, I will give her your roses –to take care of just like you once gave us a Garden to take care of.  And Lord,  our prayer is also for all the lonely people in the world. May we all be reminded about your great love for us and be reminded to love you with all our hearts.  Amen.”

Should anyone thinks that my prayer was irreverent

I would disagree with them.  You see, my personal belief is that Jesus has a great sense of humor.   In fact, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he were rolling his eyes while I was praying –if not laughing out loud. And don’t worry; my wife is also receiving a card, candy and dinner to go along with God’s Valentine’s Day Roses that she is taking care of.