So is it easier to forgive or paint?
When they got to Calvary they crucified Him.
Jesus speaking: ‘ Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.’
Later Stephen is stoned to death in front of Saul who was looking after the coats of the priests ( Pharisees) who were throwing the stones. (This was Saul who later became Paul.)
Stephen speaks in prayer to God as he dies: ‘ Lord do not lay this sin to their charge.’ And when he had said this he fell asleep.
Sometimes it is easier to distract the mind. So here is how I saw a delphinium flower. Tinged with pink and green on white. A time of escape to beauty. And here are a few facts:
The Delphinium comes from the Ancient Greek word delphinium which means dolphin.
Each flower of most species has five spreading sepals and four petals.
I painted how I saw I didn’t count the petals.
Each of my paintings has a thought from another person about forgiveness.
‘ To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.’
Lewis B. Smedes
When you forgive you don’t change the past- but you sure change the future.
Bernard Meltzer
‘Forgive my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.’
Robert Frost
‘There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.’
Josh Billings.
Take care,
Sandy 🙂
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a delphinium before. They’re beautiful.
Great quotes.
Thank you, Shelly. They are lovely. When a stalk is made up of so many flowers I forget to look at one. Today I enjoyed looking at one.