A Photo Album Of Hokkaido

by Joshua Ong39

It’s early autumn.

Some trees are turning yellow.

Gloriously brilliant and bright.

Some flowers are bowing low.

Lamenting the new season of life.

Others remain upright and cheerful.

Looking upwards unto their Creator!

It is good to praise the LORD!

And make music to His Name!

Singing unto God!

Even in troubled times, their heads are lifted up!

Declaring His goodness and glory!

He gives life, strength and hope.

Others arise and shine!

For the LORD has risen upon them!

Becoming the light and the salt of the world.

Others are full of thorns.

They are really hard nuts to crack.

But when they do, they are delicious chestnuts.

Someday somehow, they will open their hearts!

One by one.

Two by two.

Three by three!

And then tens by tens, hundreds by hundreds!

Some flowers just dried up.

They still look pretty on the outside.

But deep inside, the abundant life is gone.

Their joy is gone.

They are the burnout ones.

The summer heat had taken a heavy toll on them.

Maybe someday they will be refreshed and restored!

As long as their God is alive!