This morning, I looked out the window and saw everything covered in white snow. It looked pure, clean, and peaceful. The whole landscape seemed refreshed. Children ran outside, laughing and playing in the snow. It felt like a blessing.
Yesterday, things looked different. The air was cold and restless, and the wind blew debris around, making everything look messy. The only real change was the snow that fell overnight, making everything look new.
Virgil said, “Time carries all things away.” When the sun rises higher, the snow will melt, and the ground underneath will appear again, just as it was.
This simple change makes me think about something deeper. Isn’t the human mind similar? We often try to hide what is broken or unsettled inside us. Polite words and careful appearances can cover our mess for a while. Like new snow, they make things look pure and calm, even if they aren’t.
The Psalmist prays, “Create in me a clean heart, O God,” asking for a heart that is truly renewed, not just covered up. St. Augustine wrote that appearances can fool others, but God sees the truth in our hearts. Snow can hide the mess, but it doesn’t take it away.
And the sun will come.
Whether it comes as time, challenge, truth, or grace, something always reveals what is underneath. The real question is not if we will be exposed, but if we are ready. Real change comes from clearing away life’s mess with patience, honesty, and humility, not just hiding it.
Maybe the beauty of snow isn’t meant to fool us, but to remind us of what could be. A clean heart, like the white snow we admire, should last longer than a season. Early Christian writers taught that real purity is something we grow, not just something we show.
Let’s learn to welcome the light, not fear it. Let it show us, heal us, and make us whole.
Have a blessed day.
Haps@aalap
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