Two of our sisters, one younger, one a little more mature, are running round the house sticking up bible verses. The purpose is not to put everyone in a state of constant religious paranoia, but to communicate life and inspiration. They're certainly having fun planning exactly where to place each item: one on the fridge, one by the door, one on the computer, one in the loo. The eager conversation betrays the underlying atmosphere in the house – there's life here and it wants to live! It's got to burst out, it has to express itself. There is so much yearning here, youth with a vision for God, that it has to explode into passion for his purpose, just as a flower has to bloom in beauty for the glory of God.photo by diane leigh of flickr.com
I remember a certian sister I know getting us all to draw flames to post around the house so we could all remember the fire of the spirit..think one of them ended up on the fridge the week I was there too!
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Yes why are flowers beautiful? They don't need to be to us for their survival as they do for bees. A universal beauty is yet another remnder of a single creator, that both us and bees can find flowers beautiful, that birdsong, so often 'pointless' is so joyful to hear it can't be poinltess.
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