Sabbath Moments
June 12, 2010
Colleen at Thoughts on Grace hosts this every Saturday. Sabbath Moments are the times when we rest in God.
By now my readers know that beauty, especially natural beauty, moves me to God. This week I took some photos of veggies in our garden to include in one of my posts. As I turned to go back to the house I saw the Stella d’oro daylilies blooming in an attractive pattern.
I confess that all flowers remind me of Our Lady, and these joyful blooms are no exception. The golden color for the Queen of heaven, for the “House of Gold” in the Litany of the BVM; and the elegant drape of the green leaves as of a full skirt on an ante bellum gown, green the color of hope and renewal, said to me, “I am here.” Everywhere I turn God shows Himself and so often He brings His most perfect creation, the Blessed Virgin, with Him.
Often my Sabbath Moments are just that – moments – a quick second when I think of God and His goodness and generosity to us. Seeing the daylilies was one. In the midst of all the evil afflicting the world, God continues to say that He is here and wants us to acknowledge Him as our Creator and Redeemer, as the One Who loves totally in a way we can never completely comprehend.
Let us praise Him for His wondrous deeds, great and small, and let us show Him to others joyfully, as the daylilies do, in all we do and say.
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Nature always does this to me, too. I see God in His creation and I am so moved. What is so great is that you pay attention! I think that just a moment of paying attention is praying. Thanks for joining me every week! I look forward to reading about your moments!
We need little things like this to help us stay sane, no?
Learning to be mindful of the beauty around us is so beneficial–spiritually, emotionally, even physically. Thanks for sharing!
Evan
-=- Everywhere I turn God shows Himself and so often He brings His most perfect creation, the Blessed Virgin, with Him. -=-
Beautiful! Wonderful photo — love the way God arranged the flowers!
Flower of Carmel, Lily of Sharon, Mystical Rose…Our Lady and flowers go hand in hand