Jan Day gave me some cuttings from one of her roses. I believe there were three all together. After several days of sitting on the counter in the house, I found a small plastic pot, planted the stalks, and this one survived. I walked out into the backyard yesterday after the heavy rain and the rose had so much water on its petals that it was hanging down. I shook the water off and it perked right up to this beautiful small rose. It is only about 1 1/2″ across but it is a beautiful rose. Hopefully the plant will keep growing and we will be able to enjoy many more roses in the years to come.
Isn’t it amazing that God has created plant life that will grow after it has been cut off from its parent bush. Many times we are removed from a familiar place and planted somewhere we are not familiar with. In the struggle to grow and take root in a new environment, we can give up or we can set new roots, get involved in a new community and blossom into the beautiful followers of Christ He calls us to be. Just as that rose was transplanted we too must strive to be all that we can be as a follower of Christ. He will nurture and feed us through His Holy Spirit if we allow Him to. Stay in the Word, take time to meditate and read a devotional each day. These time honored practices will give each of us the connection to the nourishment that our souls need.
Have a blessed day, Randy
Wesley United Methodist Church, Orange TX 
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