{"id":166,"date":"2022-04-06T01:52:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T01:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/?p=166"},"modified":"2022-04-13T14:56:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:56:28","slug":"spring-anticipation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/?p=166","title":{"rendered":"Spring Anticipation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-167-2-600x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-167-2-600x800-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-167-2-600x800-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-148-800x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-148-800x600-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-148-800x600-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-148-800x600-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-150-600x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-150-600x800-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-150-600x800-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-140-600x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-140-600x800-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-140-600x800-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-147-800x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-147-800x600-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-147-800x600-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-147-800x600-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-127-800x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-127-800x600-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-127-800x600-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-127-800x600-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Spring is a season of anticipation.<br>I once heard a message on Hebrews which used the first signs of spring as a metaphor for faith. Faith is the anticipation of what is promised\u2014 and spring is the anticipation of the sun coming back , a new plants blooming, and future harvest \u2014 April showers bring May flowers and all that.<br>As a season of waiting as well as ups and downs, there are ways in which I feel personified by the season<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anticipating Spring\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xqBvtAKFZvA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" data-id=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-235-2-800x601-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-235-2-800x601-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-235-2-800x601-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-235-2-800x601-2-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-247-2-800x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-247-2-800x600-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-247-2-800x600-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-247-2-800x600-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-250-800x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-250-800x600-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-250-800x600-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-250-800x600-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-201-2-800x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-201-2-800x600-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-201-2-800x600-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-201-2-800x600-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-194-600x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-194-600x800-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-194-600x800-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-169-2-600x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-169-2-600x800-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bananafight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/spring-2022-169-2-600x800-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is a season of anticipation.I once heard a message on Hebrews which used the first signs of spring as a metaphor for faith. 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