Much to Hope from the Flowers

Much to Hope from the Flowers	Next Chapter: Pain and Comfort
This is the only reference I remember finding in the Sherlock Holmes’ 10 stories where reference is made to God. When I first read it I instantly made a note of it as the moss–rose is one of my favorite flowers. "What a lovely thing a rose is!" He (Sherlock Holmes) walked past the couch to the open window and held up the drooping stalk of a moss–rose, looking down at the dainty blend of crimson and green. It was a new phase of his character to me, for I had never before seen him show any keen interest in natural objects. "There is nothing in which deduction is so necessary as in religion," said he, leaning with his back against the shutters. "It can be built up as an exact science by the reasoner. Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. All other things, our powers, our desires, our food, are all really necessary for our existence in the first instance. But this rose is an extra. Its smell and its color are an embellishment of life, not a condition of it. It is only goodness which gives extras, and so I say again that we have much to hope from the flowers."
"And why worry about your clothes? Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are." (Matthew 6:28-29 NLT)
Lord, I thank you and praise you for the beauty of the world you created. Help me to see this beauty and trust you more. Amen.
Questions for consideration... Can I think of other extras that God has provided in our world? What extras have I seen in my life? What do these extras tell me about God?