I took this picture a year ago and it still resonates deeply in me. I came across it as I was removing images from my phone and I thought wow... that is beautiful. It was around this time last year that I was helping to serve communion at the church that I was employed at and as I approached the front to pick up my tray I was awestruck as I looked at the communion plates next to the nativity. And I thought to myself then, what a beautiful image of our savior. In that moment I was celebrating the entirety of his life, his birth and his death. The beginning and the end of his life on earth were each overwhelmingly powerful. Let us not forget this season not only the birth of our savior but his ultimate sacrifice for us. Jesus my savior, you are so beautiful.
They gave him a manger for a cradle, a carpenter's bench for a pulpit, thorns for a crown, and a cross for a throne. He took them and made them the very glory of his career.
~W.E. Orchard
my beautiful moment today was watching my daughter get really frustrated at the fact that she couldn't reach the toy she wanted...she whined & whined until she realized that if she rolled over a couple of times she could reach the toy....she then laughed at me. the only problem with this moment was that it was almost ruined by the realization that my daughter is fully on her way to being mobile. crap....
ReplyDeleteThats awesome! Today our Beauty was close to the same...it's great how God shows up in similar ways! The Birth was definitely beautiful! Great Post!
ReplyDeletejamie - good luck. lol
ReplyDeletetiff - your post kind of helped to inspire mine... I wasnt sure what to write today and after reading yours it reminded me of that picture in my phone :)