"Do not look for her for she never arrives until we've given up hope. Once you've sunk into despair over yet another snowfall in April or a hard freeze after planting your beans, she will suddenly appear in a glorious display . . . " Hessie Mayhew, a character in A Light in the Window, a book in The Mitford Series by Jan Karon, writing about "Lady Spring's current whereabouts" in the town newspaper.
"Hope sings to me a cheerful song -
The way may seem both dark and long.
But days are pressing one by one.
And all is glory farther on.
And HOPE has wings as well as song.
And when she spreads her pinions strong,
My thoughts soar up and dwell upon
The heavenly glory farther on.
And HOPE has eyes that pierce the gloom,
She looks beyond death and the tomb,
She looks beyond eath and the tomb.
And thrills as though already shone
The deathless glory farther on.
Hope blessed hope, abide with me.
Still sing thy cheerful melody,
Till, clouds and tears for ever gone,
I reach the glory farther on."J.T. Mawson
"Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime."" Martin Luther - 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Western and Christian history.
"See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land. The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance." Song of Songs 2: 11 - 13
"Spring is slowly climbing the mountain to Mitford, wearing a frock of morning mist, and carrying an armful of forsythia. She is shod with ivy and dandelion, and her hair is entwined with sprigs of wolf bane. Unfortunately, she is easily distracted and often interrupts her journey to tarry upon a bed of moss, where she sleeps for days on end." The Muse, a newspaper in At Home in Mitford, a book in the Mitford Series by Jan Karon
"Spring. It medicates the bones and revives the spirit." Father Tim, the main character in At Home in Mitford, a book in the Mitford Series by Jan Karon
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