fresh snow

we've had a couple little snowfalls already this month.
another coming tonight and tomorrow.
the trees are absolutely beautiful
with their white frosted limbs and soft dusting of glittery white.

something interesting happens when you have multiple snows
with a little bit of time in between.
first, the snow is that crisp, clean, sparkling white.
give it a few days and it begins to get that grimy color
from traffic and the dirt that seeps up
and turns it to that dull brown and gray.

a little more snow falls again and it all looks brand new.
you don't see that grime underneath...
you just see that crisp, clean sparkling blanket of fresh snow.
it's all new and pure and clean.

looking at it, it makes me ponder a bit about how we are.
we need that fresh cover too--
only ours needs to come from the inside,
not just a surface covering.

thank goodness we have that fresh start
in Jesus Christ.