Jesus speaking,’ Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against itself falls.’ Luke 11:17 (Here are some other texts Mark 3: 24- 26, Proverbs 6: 16-19.) It was about 20 years ago that a friend asked me to do her charity house to house collection. She was well knownContinue reading “The Iris patch.”
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Red, pink, orange, and yellow
Jesus speaking after telling a story: ( it is a bothersome story for us as it was for them of His day) “But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. ” Matthew 20: 1-16 is the story. BrightPink and OrangeRed and YellowHot and haphazardScarlet, pillar- box redCrimson, cherryNo, they are petuniaContinue reading “Red, pink, orange, and yellow”
Sunflowers 2024
Religion John is speaking about what he sees and hears: ” Write, the Spirit says blessed are the dead which die in the Lord that they may rest from their work and their deeds follow them. And I, John looked and I saw a white cloud and on the cloud sat one like the SonContinue reading “Sunflowers 2024”
August apple tree and tortured willow tree leaves.
Jesus was brought a blind man, and those who brought him begged Jesus to touch him. Jesus did more. He took him by the hand. He led him out of the town, and when he spat on his eyes, he put his hands upon him and asked if he could see anything. He said: “IContinue reading “August apple tree and tortured willow tree leaves.”
A patch in our garden
“The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those with a crushed spirit.” Psalm 34 : 18 This garden travels. With us or without us. I enjoy recording it with vegetation in vases, poetry, mine or from others, quotes, photographs, and paintings. Appreciation and thankfulness for this space. A scene of brown. Struggles takingContinue reading “A patch in our garden”
Sweet peas and geraniums
‘For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but that they would have eternal life.’ John 3 : 16 As the bow in the cloud is formed by the union of the sunlight and the shower, so the rainbow encircling the throneContinue reading “Sweet peas and geraniums”
Primroses and Marsh Marigold leaves.
“For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and in rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and he would not.” Isaiah 30 : 15 ‘The Lord wants human beings to take time to rest, time to think of and appreciate heavenly things.Continue reading “Primroses and Marsh Marigold leaves.”
Shasta daisies and foxgloves
The last words of Ecclesiastes (which in Hebrew means Preacher and in Greek call an assembly) written by King Solomon. A king who couldn’t make life the same as his words. His ‘different’ was obvious to him because God is always the same. ‘And further, by these my son, be warned: of making many booksContinue reading “Shasta daisies and foxgloves”
A day lily
Whereas you know not what will be tomorrow. For what is life? It is even a vapour that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. For who knows what is good for a person in this life, all the days of their vain life which they spend as a shadow? For who canContinue reading “A day lily”
Roskilde
The deciples were focused looking up into heaven, watching Jesus go from earth when two men dressed in white asked a question: “Why are you looking up into heaven? This same Jesus, who is taken from you, will come in the same way as you have seen Him go up into heaven.” Acts 1: 11Continue reading “Roskilde”
Helsingborg Sweden
This is part of a story. Jesus is speaking after many have left Him. He says to Peter: ” Will you also go away? “ Peter says: ” Lord , to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that you are that Christ, the SonContinue reading “Helsingborg Sweden”
Wild swimming at Norberg Sweden
And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying: Hurt not the earth , neither the sea nor the trees, till we have sealedContinue reading “Wild swimming at Norberg Sweden”