Having just passed the traditional garden planting weekend, I would like to offer a thought for your consideration. Are you planted or potted? I came across this distinction in one of my favourite meditation tomes by Iylana Vanzant and it struck a chord.
Potted plants can be knocked over or turned over and very easily uprooted. A strong wind or careless movement may destroy a potted plant. They may be very beautiful to look at, but they are fragile. They require intensive care and they die easily under adverse conditions.
Things which are planted have strong roots. They are usually outdoors and able to withstand the winds and the storms. When something is planted, it makes the best of adverse conditions by grabbing on to whatever is available until things get better. When something is planted, it may be nibbled on by varmints; it may be stepped on by the careless; it will be pushed and prodded, but never uprooted. Planting requires reliance on God. Potting is subject to the whims of humans.
I suppose that I would wish for all who read this to have the strong roots of the planted and the glorious foliage of the potted. What do you think?
