Spring always wrestles is a part of a quote from my book Hidden Manna on a Country Road, and I’m pondering it with you today.

For Lent 2025, I’ll be writing new blog posts every day. I’m writing for just five unedited minutes on a quote of the day to deepen our faith in this Lenten season.

Day 42 of Lent 2025 – April 15

I’m using my own books for quotes this final week of the Lenten season. This quote is from the Birdsong chapter of my most favorite book that I’ve written.

Here is the quote in context:

Setting out for a walk in early spring, I still need my jackets and cold gear in the morning. But the reward for my time in layering is the cheery bird song in my woods and in the thickets and tree stands along the gravel road. Their songs, so innocent and happy, remind me to delight in the new life that is sprouting all around me.

Spring always wrestles with winter to gain the upper hand. Cold, windy days vie for power against the warmer, sunny afternoons. Yet the bird song is consistent. Right at dawn, the timing of which aligns with the morning bus pickup, the birdsong volume increases moment by moment. They join in chorus with local roosters to welcome the sun’s rays no matter the March morning temperatures.

The songs of the birds remind me to sing my own in heartfelt praise to God.

This time of year, it’s hard not to wake up with a smile because the birds are singing so loudly. Though it’s often still dark and I’m sleep-deprived, the birdsong cheers my heart and reminds me that spring always wins the battle against winter.

Winter is always a battle for me because I suffer from seasonal affective disorder. This is a form of depression that happens between the time changes in fall and spring. The older I get, the harder the fight becomes. I must remind myself over and over that every single year I’ve ever lived, spring always arrives, and that’s a sure sign my depression will lift.

In my personal life right now, today’s quote is a good reminder to put my hope in God. For the past three years, and even before that, hope has wrestled with despair. There were many days when I thought despair would win. Certainly, for hours, days, and weeks at a time, despair had the upper hand. However, hope has been gaining ground in the fight each day of this Lenten season. I’m grateful to feel more hopeful as God heals me and gives me hard proof that hope is coming to life.

It’s good to be reminded of this in the book I wrote just months before my world shattered. God knew I’d need these words in this season, and I’m grateful to look back and gain hope from them today.

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