The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life… — Proverbs 11:30 Each lemony petal seems ready to fall, the seeds, too, wait for the passing bee or butterfly to land, to carry a new generation, disperse a gift asunder, and though we could mourn the loss of a single petal, the sacrifice ofContinue reading “The Offering”
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Piercing
But He was pierced for our offenses,…. And by His wounds we are healed. — from Isaiah 53:5 I never knew a rose could bleed, that the pliant petals could be punctured by the thorns, and I wonder at the piercing love necessary for protection, so that the tender bud in beauty’s bloom unfolds. —C.L.Continue reading “Piercing”
A Grateful Love
Love that suspends ego, lets go the bitter renderings of past wrongs, forgives seven times and then seventy times seven more. Love that covers others with mercy — clothing, feeding, sheltering those with needs even to the point of sacrifice. Love that listens to the grief, holds vigil during times of illness and death, andContinue reading “A Grateful Love”
Layers
No Scripture is exhausted by a single explanation. The flowers of God’s garden bloom not only double, but sevenfold; they are continually pouring forth fresh fragrance. — Charles Spurgeon Fragrance held within these gentle folds that I hold, cool and silken petals hidden within my enclosed palm; but such beauty is better unfurled in aContinue reading “Layers”
Poetic Meanderings 