Rock Flowers

Psalm 60:3 says "You have shown your pople desperate times". I'm glad the psalmist gives us an insight into the hidden things of God and allows us to see that it wasn't all wonderful and rosey but actually there were some pretty desperate times as well. I've had a busy few weeks and while feeling the tiredness of that in my body I also have been reflecting over my life which bears a few scars and I was beginning to feel a bit sorry for myself, bet you've done that.
A few weeks ago I scaled a few new mountains in the Mournes and on one of the very rocky crags I found some beautiful pink flowers. The thing that amazed me about them was that they were growing out of a crevice in the rocks. I'm not a wonderful gardener but I did inquire as to what these flowers were and a friend told me they are simply called "ROCK FLOWERS". They bloom and grow only on the rocks were you can see no soil.
Now as a preacher that got a sermon brewing right away (my kids say I can get a sermon out of anything) and I wondered about God's ROCK FLOWERS, maybe your one that has grown through difficult times. Financial trouble can wreck a man business but grow his character while affliction to the outer body can build inner strength.
I think today that while God loves His roses and lilies there is a special place in His heart for His ROCK FLOWERS.