Is the Easter Lily a Passover seed till it resurrects with new life?
There’s a spiritual metaphor here! Just when you think it is over, you discover something beautiful, pure and ALIVE! (Just like Jesus!) And the longer we know Him and walk with Him, the more alive and beautiful our lives become! The lily has a long association with Christianity. Jesus uses the lily as an example when He talks about the futility of worrying Look at the lily, it doesnt toil or spin. Yet not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. (Matt. 6:28 & 29). There are references to lilies in the Old Testament as well. There are many varieties of lilies. Most lilies originally came from Persia. Scholars believe that Nomads transported lilies into Greece and Rome spreading from there to Crete, Egypt, then Europe and England . The bulbs, being edible, were probably a source of food for the Nomads. Another legend tells of the Garden of Gethsemane being filled with beautiful flowers. One flower stood out from all the rest – a pure white lily. The lily was aware
