Monday, February 20, 2012

for our good always

“When your son asks you in time to come, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the Lord our God has commanded you?’ then you shall say to your son, ‘We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt. And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. And the Lord showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes. And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land that he swore to give to our fathers. And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are this day. And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.’

[Deuteronomy 6:20-25]

Saturday, February 18, 2012

shelter and books


"Shelter" by Shaun Ferguson


 "Books" by Shaun Ferguson


For more beautiful paintings, check out his website.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

little things


Little things console us because little things afflict us.

[Blaise Pascal]

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

postcard beauty


[Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907)
Adams Memorial, modeled 1886-1891]
I have this sculpture on a postcard, and it's so beautiful I can't bear to send it to anyone.

in each sister and brother

If God comes down to earth through [the] Son made flesh, then we ascend toward heaven through Jesus present in each sister and brother for ...