Celebrating the beauteous gift of simplicity!
Detail of Heath and Fir on Moss feature photo by Juliana, and shared along with a lovely verse from the Psalter.
The beauty of the wilderness shall grow lush… ~ 9th Kathisma, Psalter
Tag: greenery
Pining For the Green
Kilauea, Kauai ~ July 2023
Whoever plants a tree, plants hope, peace, and love and has the blessings of God. ~ Elder Amphilochios of Patmos (Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit)
Let all the trees of the forest dance and sing, let all the trees clap their hands. ~ Sunday of the Cross
It’s that time of year again!
February brings
keen yearnings for the verdant
em’rald greens of spring.
Tiny tentative
tight fuzzy fronds of patience
cling to hopeful vines.
Tired of deciduous difficulties… it’s with faith and hope that we can patiently await the eternal, spiritual springs of God’s help!
Bright Greenery
Our Potted Patio Garden Flowers, Herbs, and Veggies Blossom Forth!
As the earth, long awaiting moistening and at last receiving it in abundance, suddenly is covered by tender and bright greenery, so also the heart, exhausted by dryness, and afterwards revived by tears, emits from itself a multitude of spiritual thoughts and feelings, adorned by the common flower of humility.~ St. Ignatius Brianchaninov
If our thoughts are kind, peaceful, and quiet, turned only to the good, then we also influence ourselves and radiate peace all around us – in our family, the whole country, everywhere. This is true not only here on earth, but in the cosmos as well. When we labour in the fields of the Lord, we create harmony. Divine harmony, peace, and quiet spread everywhere.~ Elder Thaddeus of Vitnovica