Consider the Lilies

Category: Bible

  • Who Can Compare?

    Buying a big ticket item, like a car or a house, can take a long time.  It’s a huge decision, with impact on where we live and what we drive for years, or even decades, so rightfully, we choose carefully. For some, buying a small ticket item, like a pair of gloves or a pocketbook,…

  • The floods recede

    Not even 30 days ago, a now-famous hurricane named Irene turned into a tropical storm and left behind a lot of water.  So much water that little brooks turned into raging rivers, and rivers burst out of their normal boundaries.  The water levels advanced, furiously, to the point of swallowing fields and farms, burying roads,…

  • Lost

    I completely understand the motivation for that great invention, the GPS navigation system.  When they first hit the market, I had no use for GPS systems.  They were expensive and maybe some people needed them – those who couldn’t or wouldn’t read a map. But, recently, while I haven’t invested in a GPS yet, I…

  • Better than

    Before I start the real post, the orange asiatic lilies in my backyard are in full bloom, in their June radiance.  This means that Consider the Lilies of the Field has been in existence for a full calendar year, through every season of the lilies.  They made it to another sparkling bloom, and let’s hope…

  • Missing the Fish

    Struck by the incongruity of a farm tractor leading the local Shad Derby parade, I framed my digital shot.  The red tractor with its great wheels being the first vehicle in the parade would make Norman Rockwell – if he were alive – inspired.  And, in a sense, the tractor at the head symbolized the essence…

  • Light and Momentary

    I wouldn’t put this on a resume, but I am quite good at wrapping my mind and emotions around the tough things in life. That can be a good quality.  It can also get me in a lot of trouble.  I am able to shoulder burdens that are rightfully mine to carry, and burdens that…

  • Rejoicing Bones

    I wonder – was the consciousness of sin that the king of Israel of old, David, displayed, unique to that era?  Today’s mantra,”if it feels good, do it,”  is so far from the concept of sin in both the Hebrew and Greek scriptures..  The sins – adultery, lying, murder – that broke the heart of…

  • The other side of need

    Do you know what would your life would look like if you didn’t have any needs?  I doubt it. It’s hard to picture not having needs.  From the first day of life, we are needy. We forget, but in those early days, we needed warmth.  As babies we needed food and water.  We needed to…