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Bible Reading: Genesis 50:20; Psalm 66:10-12; 1 Peter 1:6-9"Wow, look at all the flowers!" Kayla stared in awe at the field of flowers. Her family was hiking in Waterton Lakes National Park. To their left was a stunning lake surrounded by mountains and to their right was a forest filled with beautiful pinkish-purple flowers. The trees were all blackened and bare, so the true beauty came from the flowers and the backdrop of mountains."These flowers are called fireweed," Mom said. "They're called that because they grow after a fire.""Is that why all the trees are burnt?" Kayla asked. "Because of a fire?""Yes," Dad replied. "Several years ago there was a huge wildfire here. It burned all the trees and plants. Until the rest of the plants grow back, all that's here is the fireweed. The roots of fireweed can survive extremely hot temperatures, so it is one of the first plants to sprout up. The fire can even help it grow.""It's so beautiful how these flowers can grow even after the devastation of a fire," Kayla sai