This was a circular walk of about four and a half miles on paths near Tilford Surrey. It took in forests, sandy paths through a golf course, and large areas of heather and gorse. Now for something I thought about from my last post about Peter accepting a call out of the blue from Jesus.Continue reading “Sabbath walk Tilford Surrey”
Category Archives: vegetation, nature
The Bluebell Woods
Religion Here is something unusual that Jesus said, but first, the context. After being tempted in the wilderness, Jesus went to live in Capernaum and began to preach. What? Jesus speaking: ” Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Later He saw two brothers, Peter and Andrew, fishing, and he spoke to them:Continue reading “The Bluebell Woods”
A small arrangement.
God speaking: ‘ I will make them healthy. I will help them not to relapse. I will love them freely.’ Who is them? Relapse from what? God is speaking to Israel through a prophet, Hosea, approximately 753 years before Jesus. Israel has been stubborn in their rejection of God’s mercy. Hosea tells them and us Continue reading “A small arrangement.”
Oak trees (their crowns)
The earth was void, a completely empty space, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. Verse 2 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Verse 1 This is how the Bible starts. Empty with God. What is empty?In the garden:Is it where the dandelions , goosegrass, and bindweed grow?In aContinue reading “Oak trees (their crowns)”
Crowns and a jug of new shoots
Crown thining, crown lifting, crown reduction. I looked at some tree crowns/canopies today. How lovely to see the new leaves. Religion Who are those from ancient times said to be in heaven? : Enoch ‘And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.’ Genesis 5: 21 – 24 Moses Matthew 17Continue reading “Crowns and a jug of new shoots”
Black thorn again…
‘Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Resist the devil, and he will leave you.’ So what does that involve? ‘ Cleanse your hands and purify your thoughts those of us who are double minded.’( Stop doing wrong. ) As was yesterdayWe walked backBack to where the paths follow the blackthorn hedges.AContinue reading “Black thorn again…”
Black thorn/Prunus spinosa
God speaking:”Call me, and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you don’t know. “ We can choose what we think, and those thoughts shape who we are. David speaking: ” Your Word God is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Sandy says time spentContinue reading “Black thorn/Prunus spinosa”
Violets and Primroses
“Happy are those who have God for their help, whose hope is in the LORD their GOD: Praise the LORD which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is : which keeps truth for ever: which executes judgement for the oppressed… ” Psalm 146:5-7 An unexpectedly large number of violets have grownContinue reading “Violets and Primroses”
Adding grape hyacinths…
Here is a short dramatic story from the Bible: Where it happened and what was said. Jesus straight away on the Sabbath day walked into the synagogue and taught… and sitting there was a person with an unclean spirit and this is what they shouted: ‘ Let us alone, what have we to do withContinue reading “Adding grape hyacinths…”
Sabbath circular walk Stonor
The Lord speaking: ‘Execute true judgement, and show mercy and compassion to your brothers and sisters and don’t oppress the widows and the fatherless, the strangers and the poor. And don’t let any of you imagine evil about your brother or sister.’ Zechariah 7: 9,10 ( Sandy’s summary of what was written so long agoContinue reading “Sabbath circular walk Stonor”
A Beswick jug of vegetation
I am so pleased with my find. A turquoise 1930s Beswick Art Deco Jug made in Stoke on Trent. It was under £20. The vegetation in the jug from our garden is: The hyacinth in the jug is from a number that has come back naturally this year. Hyacinth is a perennial, but with allContinue reading “A Beswick jug of vegetation”
…and so I painted four tulips,one white rose…
I saw some wonderful paintings by Word Press users, I was so pleased, and then I wanted to shape my own. I reduced the number of flowers, and here is how I experienced them. I enjoyed ‘ the doing’ … Religion God with a loud voice. I have often heard, ” The Lord was notContinue reading “…and so I painted four tulips,one white rose…”