-
Not Burdensome
“The love of God consists in this: that we keep his commandments— and his commandments are not burdensome.” (1 John 5:3-4, LH) “Therefore we intent to establish a school for the Lord’s service. In drawing up its regulations, we hope to set down nothing harsh, nothing burdensome. The good of all concerned, however, may prompt…
-
Permeable Membrane
Window screens are normally just a little visual noise that we ignore when looking outside. But when a window screen catches the light from the flash, it asserts itself and becomes an object to be viewed.
-
God Dwells in Us
“Yet if we love one another God dwells in us, and his love is brought to perfection in us.” (1 John 4:12b, LH)
-
Through the Trees
Different days bring variations in weather and light. Compare today’s image with Monday Sunrise from two weeks ago. Both were taken at about the same time from about the same place looking across the same pasture.
-
Love One Another
“Beloved, let us love one another because love is of God….” (1 John 4:7a, LH)
-
Cup of Salvation
“Grant that all who share this bread and cup may become one body and one spirit, a living sacrifice in Christ, to the praise of your Name.” (Book of Common Prayer, “Holy Eucharist II,” p. 375)
-
Greater Than Our Hearts
“For God is greater than our hearts and all is known to him.” (1 John 3:20b, LH)
-
Promise of Rain
Perhaps the elements will con-spire to bless us with rain today.
-
How Can Love Survive?
“I ask you, how can God’s love survive in a man who has enough of this world’s goods yet closes his heart to his brother when he sees him in need?” (1 John 3:17, LH)
-
Foaming Sea
One of the features on the Moon is called Mare Spumans, or Foaming Sea. This image looks a little like photographs of the pockmarked surface of the Moon, but it’s just whipped dish soap and water in a Fiesta bowl. You can use the larger bubbles as magnifying lenses to see the bubbles beneath them…