"The flowers of most species have five petals, with the exception of Rosa
sericea, which usually has only four. Each petal is divided into two distinct lobes and is usually white or pink, though in a few species yellow or red. Beneath the petals are five sepals (or in the case of some Rosa
sericea, four). These may be long enough to be visible when viewed from above and appear as green points alternating with the rounded petals. There are multiple superior ovaries that develop into achenes".......Wow! I don't know about you, but that seems really complex to me. Roses are very complex flowers. They have many different parts that make them into the beautiful flowers that they are. Without even one of these parts, it wouldn't make the rose that we all adore. Roses, as we know resemble us and our lives, and I'm sure we all can agree that our lives and ourselves are very complicated and complex. The thing is: we all make things complicated. We blame all the work we must do or other people for the bad moods we are in or the stress and anxiety we feel, but really: WE are the ones who CHOOSE to let the stress get to us. We have a choice whether or not to let our bad moods be determined by the things needed to get done or the words people say. We can't let work and people be our excuses as to why we are how we are or why we act how we act. It's time to take responsibility for our rose. It's time to realize that we need to not take life so seriously, and instead focus on Jesus who makes everything less complicated. He can take away our overwhelming feelings of stess from things needed to get done and he can take away those confusing emotions and replace it with a peace that surpasses all understanding. "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:7). "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid" (John 14:27).
