Nathanael speaking:
‘ Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’
Philip speaking:
‘ Come and see.’
Jesus looks at Nathanael and says:
‘ Look at you, a person with no cunning intelligence/ craftiness/ schemes/stratagems/ duplicity no guile’.
Nathanael speaking:
‘ How do you know me?’
Jesus: ‘ Before Philip called you and you were under the fig tree, I saw you.’
From John 1: 46 -50 (Sandy’s summary.)
Now from the Old Testament:
‘ The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.’
Proverbs 15:3
And the New Testament
‘ Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and exposed before His eyes, and He is the one to whom we must give an account.’
Hebrews 4:13
Now for some painting. I prepared a background. Then thought I want to remember these shapes so took a photo.
I painted a rose on top…
…and wondered how, and how long it took to make/cultivate/design/think up /do this task?
I asked AI.
Answer: A long multi year process.
1 Decide colour, fragrance, disease resistance and growth habit.
2 Cross-pollinate by hand two existing varieties.
3 Harvest and germinate the resulting seeds.
4 Grow and evaluate the seedlings over several years.
5 Select a promising new cultivar.
A new rose is born.
Our new rose is in the garden.
Here are two interesting quotes. One is from a woman who has proved what she says:
‘ No matter where you are from, no matter what your background is, no matter what your socioeconomic status is, every person can achieve their dreams.’ Ileana Ros- Lehtinen ( First Cuban American elected to Congress and first woman elected to the House.)
And
‘ The discipline of desire is the background of character.’
John Locke ( English philosopher and physician.)
Take care,
Sandy 🙂