Outside Worm Depository

I do not know how much I believe in the Ground Hog’s prediction today that spring will be early, but I do believe the worms outside in the worm depository are doing well. The first year I kept the worms outside in a big hill of compost I was worried that the worms would not survive. I was even worried about the worms in the Growing Power box in the sun room, but at least those worms I could check with my digging into the soil. The worms outdoors I had to wait till spring to find they lived in survived the cold and snow.

Now some years later I do not fret about the worms outside or inside. My experiences have given me faith that they are doing well.

Faith keeps us going in daily life. We believe some of what we read or hear or see or do not hear or see. Without faith there would not be much meaning in life.

Often I feel like Thomas the Apostle who missed the resurrected Jesus’ first return to the upper room where the rest were staying. He did not believe that Jesus had resurrected but when Jesus came back again he was there to see and feel the wounds of Jesus and believed. Many of us are like Doubting Thomas and need to see and feel the wounds of life to believe.

Suffering, tragedy or even a major snowfall has a way of pulling people together. When we were outside shoveling today a number of neighbors came by to assist us. I hope this same spirit of working together to overcome obstacles in the neighborhood carries over to spring when we once again may face the situation of young African American adults playing full court basketball at our local park. (See Resurrect the Rims.)

Sadly many people forget about working together when all is going well. Well I believe the worms in the yard and in the GP Box in the sun room are surviving and doing well. If we all pull together and do our job I believe all will be well.

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