Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Help Us To See And Understand

Sun Shinning Behind Cloud, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg by Panoramic Images
Sun Shinning Behind Cloud, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg


God, give us wider vision
to see and understand
That both the sun and showers are gifts from Thy great hand.

Ant teach us that it takes the showers
to make the flowers grow

And only in the storms of life
when the winds of trouble blow
Lightning Strikes in Moscow During a Violent Rain Storm

can man, too, reach maturity
and grow in faith and grace,

And gain the strength and courage
to enable him to face
Sunny days as well as rain,
high peaks as well as low,
Phlox Divaricata (Chattahoochee), Close-up of Flower with Rain Drops by Pernilla Bergdahl

Knowing that the April showers
will make the May glowers grow.

Helen Steiner Rice

images courtesy of All Posters

4 comments:

Cathy said...

That is very pretty, Mimi. :o)

Jodi said...

Beautiful and so very true! We are seeing that illustration lived out literally in the south with our current drought. It takes rain to make fruit!

Christie Belle said...

This is beautiful, and well put.

Just catching up a little here, but Happy "late" Birthday! I hope it was a wonderful one! Have a great week!

Mimi said...

Cathy,
thanks for your kind words
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Jodi,
we are definitely seeing the drought here...
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Christie,
it is so good to see you back...
thanks for the Birthday wish..