When I was in first grade, my class had a Kansas Week coloring assignment. All the students who had been born in Kansas got to color in a Jayhawk. The other two of us had to color in sunflowers. I was sad about it at the time. Retrospectively, I think I was pretty lucky. Sunflowers are amazing.
Yes, sunflowers are the official state flower of Kansas, one of my homes. They also happen to be a symbol of peace, and that is what I pray for the Karen people of Southeast Asia. Best of all, sunflowers earned their name because they turn their faces toward the sun, faithfully following it across the sky.
One of my favorite verses is 2 Corinthians 3:18. "And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit." I want to live like a sunflower - turning my face always towards Jesus, reflecting him to the world, and becoming more like him.
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