beauty

The Beauty of the Earth

For the beauty of the earthFor the beauty of the skiesFor the love which from our birthOver and around us lies, Lord of all, to thee we raiseThis our joyful hymn of praise For the beauty of each hourOf the day and of the nightHill and vale and tree and flowerSun and moon and starsContinue reading “The Beauty of the Earth”

Inaudible Shouts…

“Magnificent!”. “Glorious!” Beautiful!” Those exclamations echoed around the garden as visitors admired the flowering shrubs and peony blossoms. The adage that “Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder” holds some truth. We have individual aesthetics or preferences and subjectively value the quality of the tangible or intangible. So, is beauty a reality or anContinue reading “Inaudible Shouts…”

I was reminded today that beauty surrounds us—and not just in what we behold! We were created to perceive beauty with all our senses–the pleasures that we experience, the music that we hear, the art that we create. Beauty may lie in a concept or an action– a Mother’s love, service to God and ourContinue reading “Beauty”

Maine Lupines

Whether viewing the magnificence and grandeur of our cosmos through a telescope, the naked eye, or a microscope , in the words of the Apostle Paul we are “clearly” seeing God’s invisible qualities–His eternal power and divine nature. A field of lupine in the Spring is not only glorious but is an amazing statement ofContinue reading “Maine Lupines”