(Rose of Winter)
You are what you think about all day long. And Beauty is one of the things I prefer to emphasize. Yesterday, I posted an article from Jim McGuiggan which concerned itself with the Devil's use of Boredom (by all means check out this link). I thought it to be exceptionally well written and I took from it a resolve to look a bit closer at the world around me; to appreciate the abundant beauty that is found all about us, to marvel at the creation of the Almighty.
This Psalm (8) just might sound familiar to you...
1 Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth,
who has set your glory above the heavens! 2 From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength,
because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
4 what is man, that you think of him?
What is the son of man, that you care for him?
5 For you have made him a little lower than God,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You make him ruler over the works of your hands.
You have put all things under his feet:
7 All sheep and cattle,
yes, and the animals of the field,
8 The birds of the sky, the fish of the sea,
and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.
9 Yahweh, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
who has set your glory above the heavens! 2 From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength,
because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
4 what is man, that you think of him?
What is the son of man, that you care for him?
5 For you have made him a little lower than God,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You make him ruler over the works of your hands.
You have put all things under his feet:
7 All sheep and cattle,
yes, and the animals of the field,
8 The birds of the sky, the fish of the sea,
and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.
9 Yahweh, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Beauty, truth, and every thing truly worthy of contemplation has its origin and completeness from our creator. So, when you look at a flower, blade of grass, a blue sky- or any one of a million-million things, think of HIM who made it. And then begin the life-long odyssey of trying to understand God. Takes you breath away!!! And a Winter Rose is nice as well!!!
ps. A post about a winter Rose in winter by someone named Gary Rose. Think on that for a bit...
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