fall
Well
my dear ones,
Perhaps
my last byline should have read,
“Have
a great month!”
My
apologies, but thanks be to God
that
neither timing nor content
are
chosen by me,
else
who knows what inane things
you
might be reading here?
Next
time, I need to talk about Miss Sheryl,
as
there are important things to be learned
in
how we met.
However,
my wife’s Mom just passed away,
so
in honor of her (Sylvia),
and
for the benefit of my wife (Marcia),
as
well as anyone else who is having
trouble
finding a beautiful fall this year,
I
thought I would post some pictures
of
what beauty I could find.
First,
please allow me to back up a bit;
I
said, “my wife’s Mom passed away,”
when
a more accurate phrase would be,
“my
wife’s Mom transitioned into
the joy of deep heaven.”
(And
thanks and attribution to C.S. Lewis
for teaching us that the joy of deep heaven
can only be apprehended in this lifetime,
as the comprehension of it is too amazing
for our current mode of existence. =>)
As
a guy named Paul mentioned in a letter
of
encouragement, two millennia ago,
to
a church in Corinth,
if
our hope in Messiah is for this life only,
that
would be a great pity.
The
Gospel accounts were not written down to
tell
us that we might have some eternal life, someday,
like
after we die;
they
were called “the Good News,”
because
they told us that God,
through
the amazing amount of love
that
He has for each and every one of us,
has
made it possible to start living
eternal
life right now.
Jesus
said it best:
“Most
assuredly, I say to you,
he who hears My word
and believes in Him who sent Me
has everlasting life,
and shall not come into judgment,
but has passed from death into life.”
--- Matthew 5:24
I
especially like the
“has
everlasting life” part.
Not
“might have” or “could have”
but
“has”...love it!
And
I really like the
“shall
not come into judgment.”
Yes,
that part is way cool. =D
So,
let me post these flowers for Sylvia:
And
as for the fall pictures,
well,
while 2014 might not have had
the
vibrant colors seen in years gone by,
the
Creator has put much beauty in nature;
sometimes
we just need to look at it
in
an unexpected place and
from
a different angle.
My
wife spotted this tree in a parking lot:
This
one, too...
the
beauty is more apparent
as
you zoom in:
And
this picture reminds me that,
using
all the science and technology
that
we possess today,
we
could not produce a single one of
these
simple leaves:
As
for this one...
Yes,
you’re right,
pine
needles grow up,
toward
the sun.
And
in this picture,
“up”
is to the right.
This
is a reminder that
when
things in our lives
seem
a bit out of whack,
we
might want to step back
and
view them from
a
different perspective.
After
all, we often focus
on
our own imperfections,
while
the One who breathed
and
left a trail of galaxies
sees
us as the most important thing
in
all Creation.
Have
a great week. =)
grace, peace, and love to you,
dave
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