Pomegranates

I just had what may be among the most enjoyable experiences of my life.




Beautiful pomegranate.
Unassuming, mysterious.
Humble fruit of hidden treasure.
Sufficiently, satisfyingly sweet.

Fending me from free radicals,
Snappy between my teeth and tongue,
bursting with bursts;
you give and give.

Vivid fade that far outshades the entire Crayola collection...

God, these all are so telling of You.

(Photo by sweetbeetandgreenbean)

Hooray, Thomas Merton

Brother has some cool thoughts.

http://www.octanecreative.com/merton/quotes.html

Simple Thoughts are not so Simply Thought

Reflection is so important to quality life.
How many times do I need to remind myself to savor?

Life Enjoyments

- New toothbrushes
- Rice and beans
- Fluffy towels

I've Got a Feeling

Kava and the book of James

... tonight's going to be a good night.

James 1:27

In my 'General Epistles and Revelation' class we just finished up with the book of Hebrews (too quickly, but our time is pretty limited). As a result, we are just getting into the book of James. This evening gave me a special point of reflection in verse 27:
"religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:
to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

and I realized that we need to be close to (orphans and widows) (the hurting and disadvantaged) to know of their distress
and so act in love rather than on principle.

I don't think there is anything wrong about doing good to do good, but I want my heart to be in it. I want to do good because I love good, and even more, the people that could use some of that good in their lives. The way is looking a little clearer, now.

ouroots

with the exception of dendrophobes I think there is some innate part of all of us that cherishes trees