Happy first day of spring! I love the way the weeks of Lent in the northern hemisphere often mean Crocus blooms push their way through the soil, trees turn purple with pregnant buds, and the birds return bringing with them the songs of the season. The cold earth and brittle stalks become flush with new life. I can’t help but think of resurrection, of new life, in the springtime! What are you doing with your new life? “What new life?” you might ask. The new life that you received when you were forgiven by Jesus and pointed in a new…