Trump, Tarrifs and Tulips (From Newbury Weekly News)

One thing you cannot say about the President of America is that he is boring. We don’t know what he will do or say next: buy Greenland, Gaza or Mars? Put Tariffs on wind and waves because they come from overseas? We are confronted with the next big, unsettling thing. We just don’t know. Closer to home we do know that Spring is coming. The promise of longer, warmer days, colourful gardens, turning the heating down and who knows…maybe even a T-Shirt! It can be therapeutic in a big, crazy world to stop and look at what is happening on our doorstep – in the small things. The purple crocus coming through, the daffodil sprouting, the tender tiny bud appearing and tulips making a move. Soon gardens, parks and hedgerows will be awash with colour, the sky will be blue, the sun will shine. The cosmic canvas of the Creator coming to life once again. Aaah...relief. So, stop. Take a look. Closely. What do you see…? A spring flower – colour, life, growth, design, delicacy…and wonder…wonder at the Designer who made it for us to enjoy and for us to connect with Him. “The heavens declare the glory of God” the Psalmist wrote. We see it in the blue expanse, the blazing sun, the night sky. Our hearts soar in praise or maybe a whispered “thankyou God”. “Trump today, Sir?” “No thanks, a tulip will do.”