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Sol Vista, Colorado
MY, OH, MY!!!
Wildflowers are amazing not only in their beauty, but also for their hardiness. The are found everywhere. You find them on mountain top tundras and high plain deserts. You find them in sidewalk cracks and rain gutters. Maybe this is a reason why we admire their beauty.
"Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock." Matthew 7:24-25 New Living Translation
The flowers in this picture endure more time of suffering, more "floodwaters," than the beauty of blossom. Much of the year they are covered with snow. They are crushed by the weight of skiers. Animals forage on these plants. Yet they blossom.
By God's grace we blossom. We are meant to blossom even when we experience "floodwaters."
Suffering is a reality, but it is not the goal of our life. We don't pray for suffering. We don't invite suffering into our lives. Suffering comes and yet we blossom, and when we blossom people take note.
Friends of mine bring Randy to church when he is in town. Randy can walk short distances but spends much of his time confined to a wheelchair as a result of Cerebral Palsy. Whenever I see Randy I see Christ. Though he communicates some with sign language, he can't talk, but he can smile. His presence blossoms with Jesus Christ.
This is what we do. We blossom in the midst of suffering. In this way, we talk about the beauty of Jesus' cross because in the agony of his suffering he shone with beauty of God's love for us.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
Wildflowers are amazing not only in their beauty, but also for their hardiness. The are found everywhere. You find them on mountain top tundras and high plain deserts. You find them in sidewalk cracks and rain gutters. Maybe this is a reason why we admire their beauty.
"Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse because it is built on bedrock." Matthew 7:24-25 New Living Translation
The flowers in this picture endure more time of suffering, more "floodwaters," than the beauty of blossom. Much of the year they are covered with snow. They are crushed by the weight of skiers. Animals forage on these plants. Yet they blossom.
By God's grace we blossom. We are meant to blossom even when we experience "floodwaters."
Suffering is a reality, but it is not the goal of our life. We don't pray for suffering. We don't invite suffering into our lives. Suffering comes and yet we blossom, and when we blossom people take note.
Friends of mine bring Randy to church when he is in town. Randy can walk short distances but spends much of his time confined to a wheelchair as a result of Cerebral Palsy. Whenever I see Randy I see Christ. Though he communicates some with sign language, he can't talk, but he can smile. His presence blossoms with Jesus Christ.
This is what we do. We blossom in the midst of suffering. In this way, we talk about the beauty of Jesus' cross because in the agony of his suffering he shone with beauty of God's love for us.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2013 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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