June 1, 2008

Virginia bluebells

The prolific presence of the bluebell

in a woods is sometimes called a

bluebell woods.

It is an area of serenity and peace

where the bluebells humbly bow their heads

and silently ring out a call to worship.

"If we are children of God,

we have a tremendous treasure in nature

and will realize that it is holy and sacred.

We will see God reaching out to us

in every wind that blows,

every sunrise and sunset,

every cloud in the sky,

every flower that blooms,

and every leaf that fades,

if we will only begin to use

our blinded thinking (our starved imagination)

to visualize it."

- Oswald Chambers

(My Utmost For His Highest)