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“Whosoever will be great among you, let him serve others” Matthew 20 : 26 In context this was said after all Jesus’ friends sat waiting to have a servant wash their dirty feet. Jesus got up took a bowl and washed them clean. Serving is part of leadership. This coming Sunday will be Mother’s dayContinue reading “Another cup of tea / flowers😜”

The God of all grace, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 1Peter 5:10 Bitten, gnawed, a small critter changes your life.No water comes up your stemYou bow down with your face in the dirtYou come in with your water in a bottle.A differentContinue reading “The tulips picked before their time”

I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out. Job 29 : 16 The world is a nettle ; disturb it, it stings.  Grasp it firmly, it stings not. Robert Bulwer – Lytton Out of this nettle- danger- we pluck this flower safely. William Shakespeare As wellContinue reading “Wild Garlic and New Nettles”

If my people called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7: 14 The humble soul is like the Violet, which grows low, hangs the headContinue reading “Violets the first in our garden”

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Psalm 122 : 7,8 Some people are like thorns/spikes . But you have to let them be thorns, because thorns can’t turn into petals.Continue reading “Darwin’s barberry in flower with grape hyacinths”

Trust in the Lord with all your heart ; and lean not to your own understanding in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3 : 5,6 Just because God’s path is not understandable, doesn’t mean it’s not the right path. Anonymous Every path has its puddle. English Proverb PursueContinue reading “Walking 4 miles along the Thames near Cookham”

Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life , bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month, and the leavesContinue reading “Some blue/pink flowers on Green Alkanet”

But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought andContinue reading “The brown and green of spring”

The Lord your God is living among you. With His love, He will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. Zephaniah 3:17 The robin was voted as Britain’s National Bird in 1960, and again in 2015. It symbolises new beginnings, new projects and a sign of good things. However devotedContinue reading “Ragged Robin shrub leaves in spring with our garden Robin.”

God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Romans 5:5 The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size. G.Wiser No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. English Proverb ThoughContinue reading “Bloody Currant / Ribes sanguine Pursh”

Because of Christ and our faith in Him,  we can come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. Ephesians 3 : 12 ” Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?”… ” It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine.” Francis Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden NoContinue reading “Tulip magnolia flowers”