"The ancients used to call snow

woolly water (Eustanthius),

A thick fleece of waters (Martial), and

clouds, 'flying fleeces of wool' (Aristophanes).

Indeed, the clouds have been a mite soggy lately.

The water ditch beside our house was deep enough

that I could whimsically imagine a motorboat

pulling a skier behind it where usually

the white herons tiptoe.

"The whole vast realm of winter,

with its strange phenomena, 

is but the breath of God."

(Hugh Macmillan)

"The Lord takes the ice and frost and cold to be His; 

it is not only His sun, but His ice, and His frost...

He giveth snow like wool, the whiteness of it, 

whiteness of a soul cleansed by pardoning grace

(Joseph Cary)

 In John Wesley's "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection," he writes...

"The first tract I ever wrote expressly on this subject was published in the latter end of this year (1739)...I gave it the indifferent title of 'The Character of a Methodist.'  In this I described a perfect Christian, placing in the front, 'Not as though I had already attaint.'  

A Methodist is one who loves the Lord his God with all his heart, with all his soul, with all his mind, and with all his strength.  God is the joy of his heart, and the desire of his soul, which is continually crying, 'Whom have I in heaven but Thee?' and 'there is none upon earth whom I desire but Thee.'  My God and my all!  Thou art the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.'  He is , therefore, happy in God; yea, always happy, as having in him a well of water springing up unto everlasting life, and overflowing his soul with peace and joy.  Perfect love having now cast out fear, he rejoices evermore.  Yea, his joy is full, and all his bones cry out, 'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to His abundant mercy, hath begotten me again unto a living hope of an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, reserved for me in heaven.'"

Would God have sent His Son into the world for anything less?

The angel said to the young girl Mary, 

"For nothing will be impossible with God."

(Luke 1:37)

And our response should be like hers, 

"Behold, the bondslave of the Lord;

may it be done to me according to your word."

(Luke 1:38)

Likewise, 

"The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying...

'Is anything too difficult for Me?'"

(Jeremiah 32:27)

"Jesus said to them, 'with people this is impossible,

but with God all things are possible.'" 

So believe God.

Be like Mary.

Be like Jesus.