A Bee’s ZZZs … and My Busy Little Bee 。。。

National Geographic just released their Pictures of the Year 2025 (November 19, 2025), [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/graphics/pictures-of-the-year-2025] and one photo immediately caught my attention — a tiny “chimney bee” nestled deep inside a sunflower, already drifting into its evening zzz’s after a long day of pollinating. A beautiful moment of rest, captured by photographer Karine Aigner.

And then I remembered…I actually photographed something almost identical five or six years ago at the Upper Oakville Shopping Centre — a dwarf sunflower with a bee not sleeping, but buzzing and working hard.

Where the NatGeo bee was resting, my bee was working.

Two images, worlds apart… yet they tell one complete story:

Life needs both work and rest.

Both are gifts from God.

Both bring purpose, blessing, and balance.

As Scripture reminds us:

“Six days you shall labour and do all your work… but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God.” — Exodus 20:9–10

And again:

“He gives His beloved rest.” — Psalm 127:2

I uploaded my sunflower photo to Pexels this year ([https://www.pexels.com/photo/33308482/]— no award, no reward — just sharing something beautiful with the world. It’s even become a little “Can you spot the bee?” game. Thirty views so far, and that’s more than enough to make me smile.

Today, NatGeo’s photo and my own humble version remind me:

Work faithfully. Rest joyfully.

Both honour the One who designed the rhythms of life.

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Rest and Work

Can you spot the working bee?