What a delightful time it is in the garden these days. In my home garden, there are 17 Easter lily blooms open! It is so wonderful to be sitting on the porch, and sniffing the scent of Easter lilies.

At the church, my last count was 54 Easter lilly blooms that were open. Fifty-four!

Easter lilies in June?! Yes -- highly appropriate. Because regardless of the season of the church year -- Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost -- the theme of each Sunday's worship service is the resurrection of Christ. What a great reminder those lilies are, here in June: He is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!