Although the song “Aint’t No Mountain High Enough” is a secular song made famous by Diana Ross, it has a gospel feel to it. The idea that there is nothing either high or deep enough to outreach God and His love is a basic biblical concept. The Apostle Paul attempted to express the magnitude ofContinue reading “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
Tag Archives: beauty
Just Wondering
Sitting here beside the river, Listening to rippling waters run,Wondering, Thinking of matters underneath the sun How great the universe, how blue the skyHow beautiful and brokenthe world to which you came to die Sitting here beside the river, Listening to the rippling water run. Pondering. Thinking about why you had to come Love beyondContinue reading “Just Wondering”
Wonder Bread
Maine’s beautiful Aroostook County’s rolling farm land grows many crops including hay, alfalfa, potatoes and wheat. One wonders how many slices of Wonder Bread Aroostook’s wheat fields might produce! Bread, whether Wonder Bread, sourdough, whole grain, unleavened, or gluten free, is a worldwide food staple. But when Jesus was challenged with temptation, he pointed outContinue reading “Wonder Bread”
What’s in a Name?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet…” (Juliet in Romeo and Juliet) In Shakespeare’s famous play, Juliet and Romeo were descendants of two different feuding families, the Capulets and the Montagues. Their families’ hatred for each other became an insurmountable obstacle to their relationship evenContinue reading “What’s in a Name?”
Is Easter over?
Spring in Maine is a season of renewal and optimism. From the bleak cold, dark, colorless winter, the earth miraculously redresses itself in green and promises rich colors in brilliant hues. Spring’s renewal is derived from the roots and seeds of a prior season and is filled with expectations of familiar fragrances, colors, blossoms, fruit,Continue reading “Is Easter over?”
the wings of healing…
“The day is coming!” That pronouncement draws our attention! Predictions intrigue and sometimes unsettle us whether they are speculations about the stock market, actuarial tables, prognostications associated with diseases, habits and medical treatments, or discussions about political outcomes, Some of us even resort to tarot cards and fortune tellers to garner what might be comingContinue reading “the wings of healing…”
Burdened but Beautiful
Winter in Sullivan, Maine The way these trees and chairs have successfully held up under a heavy snowfall remind us that courage and strength withstanding the whims, burdens, and trials that life tosses at us are “beautiful”. Difficulties (whether self-inflicted, other-inflicted, or the complications of a broken universe) are the crucibles which reveal our coreContinue reading “Burdened but Beautiful”
A Song for Every Day in The New Year… “You Are Here For Me”
Acadia Mountains across Frenchman’s Bay from Schoodic Point, Maine From rising sun to rising sun The days continually run Your glory rises over the mountains Your splendor sets far out to sea You hold the day between And what You intend for me From rising sun to rising sun The days all run Through theContinue reading “A Song for Every Day in The New Year… “You Are Here For Me””
The Light that broke the darkness…
Sunrise, Sullivan Harbor, Maine What will come with the rising sun? Aggravation or happiness? Dispair or hope? Disaster or blessing? Or even a long desired but barely noted and unexpected miracle? Who could have known? When the sun rose that morning “the light of the world,” the “true light that lighteth everyone” was arriving toContinue reading “The Light that broke the darkness…”
Reflecting
Morning Reflections, Sorrento, Maine Joining nature’s music and rhythms can be soul releasing. Being drawn into flowing streams and rippling brooks, lulled by water gently lapping the lake shore, mesmerized by crashing surf, soothed with soft breezes whispering through pines, or touched by the hermit thrush’s evening song may become profoundly refreshing experiences during whichContinue reading “Reflecting”
Sweet Words from Maine 