Tiny delicate white snowdrops are beginning to appear in our gardens and parks. They offer us a sign of the end of dark winter days and the beginning of the warmth and blossom of spring.

Lord Tennyson in his famous poem welcomes the arrival of snowdrops as a “February fair-maid!” and calls them “Prophets of the May time. Prophet of the roses”. And as we start to emerge from winter - even with storm Eunice threatening - it’s comforting to know that the warmth and blossoms are coming. Looking out into my garden I see the snowdrops friend, the crocus, appearing in clusters on our lawn like a delicate thin purple and yellow silken blanket. As well as heralding the beginning of spring, snowdrops, primroses, and crocuses are prophetic signs of hope.

Despite all the reports related to climate change and the devastation of the planet, which can often seem over whelming and give us eco-anxiety, these tiny flowers’ annual appearance signals resistance and fortitude. The Old Testament theologian Walter Bruggeman calls on the church to be a “prophet voice that serves to question the dominant narrative of the time while energising the faithful.”

Why not come and join in a Hope4Creation workshop or join St Mary’s the Green Team to hear a new narrative of hope for our beautiful earth.

More details on our next eco-workshop here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/265000402337