Blossoms

The hope of fruit to come…

Plum

Pear

Cherry

Apple

And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? Rom.8:23,24

In eager expectation of what’s to come,

--LS

Whose Artistry is this?

Honor and majesty are before Him; Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. Psalm 96:6





His creations are splendid, His settings soothing, His attention to detail beyond comparison…

[Wild Currant in bloom]

Yet he tucks them away in little unseen crannies



and scatters them lavishly on untrodden hillsides



for only the mountain climber to notice. 

[tiny freckled ‘monkey flowers’]

when he chances to look down at his feet…

[Oregan grapes on the way…]

The ones with lesser glory He gives fragrance that fills the world with the scent of orange blossoms….



If this is how He ornaments His footstool, what must His residence be like?

One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the LORD
And to meditate in His temple. Psalm 27:4


--LS


“And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us” Ps.90:17