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God is Too Good to Believe In
God is not too hard to believe in. God is too good to believe in, we being such strangers to such goodness. The love of God is to me absolutely overwhelming. – Rev. William Sloane Coffin, “Religion and Ethics”, Newsweekly, 8/27/04
More on Kindness
Every act of kindness, courageously offered, however small, is a small flower sown in a field of peace. • Wayne Muller in Learning to Pray
How Do I See the Beauty of Flowers?
Back to our Weekly Lenten theme of Sight. Many people have never learned to see the beauty of flowers, especially those that grow unnoticed. For instance, when you walk outside and look down at your feet, you may see tiny flowers nestled in the… Continue Reading “How Do I See the Beauty of Flowers?”
Wisdom from Blake
To see a world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour. – William Blake
Sunshine and Smiles
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. – Joseph Addison
Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated
Saturate yourself with your subject and the camera will all but take you by the hand. – Margaret Bourke-White
Where Do We Find Holiness?
The world is holy. We are holy. All life is holy. Daily prayers are delivered on the lips of breaking waves, the whisperings of grasses, the shimmering of leaves. -Terry Tempest Williams from Talking to God: Portrait of a World at Prayer (anthology)
Would You Like to Stay Young?
To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly. – Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, Quoted in Age Doesn’t Matter Unless You’re a Cheese, by Kathryn and Ross Petras
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