The Water Lily

See how the flowers of the field grow. They don’t work to make her dress. But I assure you, not even King Solomon, in all his glory, dressed like one of them. Luke 12:27.

The water lily is an aquatic flowering plant that grows in lakes, ponds, swamps, or slow-flowing streams. It is there when the oxygen level is low and the conditions are not ideal is where the water lily expresses all its majesty. This flower is considered as a symbol of the transmutation of human suffering into enlightenment. They say that this flower reminds us that even in the midst of dirt and chaos, the being of light that we carry within can flourish in each one. Continue reading “The Water Lily”