From the pictures that we have seen of a desert, we may know what kind of place it is like.
If we have been to a desert, then we will know what it is really like.
If we have been to a desert, then we will know what it is really like.
The desert is a harsh place, and with lack of water, life is really stretched to its ends. There is hardly any vegetation.
But the amazing thing is that whenever there is a sudden rainfall, plants will immediately spring up and flowers will even bloom.
It is a beautiful sight for as long as it last, until the heat comes back and dries up everything again.
The images given in the 1st reading are of beautiful plants and flowers when the Lord heals the disloyalty of His people.
The Lord will fall like dew on His people, and they will bloom like the lily, the poplar, the olive and many other beautiful vegetation.
That also reminds us that when we sin, we dry up and become harsh like the desert.
But God's forgiveness is like streams of cool water that will make us bloom and become beautiful.
And we will also bear fruits of love for God and for others. So let us repent and turn away from sin.