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Lutheran Valley Retreat, Colorado
Lichen are interesting organisms.
Lichen are made up of two different organisms living in a symbiotic relationship with each other. Lichen consist of fungus and algae. These organisms are everywhere. One estimate states that 6% of the earth is covered in lichen.
I'd hate to be that graduate student doing that statistical research.
"I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely." Psalm 63:8 New Living Translation
I'd love to say that we live in a symbiotic relationship with God. Believe me, as I wrote this blog I tried to make that metaphor work, but I couldn't. Here's the difference:
Algae is algae apart from the fungus, and fungus is fungus apart from algae. We are nothing apart from God.
Though we do not live in a symbiotic relationship with God, we cling to him like the lichen clinging to this rock. He is our life.
Or maybe I should say, God clings to us. His "strong right hand holds" us secure.
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014Douglas P. Brauner. ARR
Lichen are made up of two different organisms living in a symbiotic relationship with each other. Lichen consist of fungus and algae. These organisms are everywhere. One estimate states that 6% of the earth is covered in lichen.
I'd hate to be that graduate student doing that statistical research.
"I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely." Psalm 63:8 New Living Translation
I'd love to say that we live in a symbiotic relationship with God. Believe me, as I wrote this blog I tried to make that metaphor work, but I couldn't. Here's the difference:
Algae is algae apart from the fungus, and fungus is fungus apart from algae. We are nothing apart from God.
Though we do not live in a symbiotic relationship with God, we cling to him like the lichen clinging to this rock. He is our life.
Or maybe I should say, God clings to us. His "strong right hand holds" us secure.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
(Click on picture to enlarge.)
Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014
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