Peace::Second Sunday:Advent

Still Saturday::Peace. Be still...

Let the honest beauty of this wash over your soul...

I {LOVE} Sunday::to pray for the wisdom from above...

Who is wise and understanding among you? 

By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 

But the wisdom from above is first pure, 

then peaceable, 

gentle, 

open to reason, 

full of mercy and good fruits, 

impartial and sincere. 

And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. 

James 3:13-18

{With the Sunday Community at Lisha's #GiveMeGrace }

Thanksliving::Day 15:Still Saturday:to let peace rule...

There is only one gift ....
the one ocean of Christ that falls as rain over us in a thousand ways. 

Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts Devotional, p. 186

30 Days of Thanksliving - Day 15

I {LOVE} Sunday::to sow and make peace..

And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
James 3.18

I {LOVE} Sunday::to make peace...

I {LOVE} Sunday::to restore, comfort, agree, and live in peace...

Finally, brothers, rejoice.
Aim for restoration,
comfort one another,
agree with one another,
live in peace;
and the God of love and peace will be with you.
2 Corinthians 13:11 ESV

Mélange - Part Deuce...

...because I don't know what else to do with these photos from recent wanderings around Pollywog Creek except to share them with you for your enjoyment {or not}.

Some of them prove my point when I tell you that my cameras give me courage I'd otherwise not have. I recently learned that one of the caterpillars I've photographed this summer, though I don't think I've posted any of the photos, is one of the 10 most dangerous caterpillars in the world. {gulp}

Can you see that the photo just before the snake is not just a clump of fungus covered debri, but a teeny-tiny bug with pinchers? I've no idea what it is, but it was fascinating to watch it crawl near the fluffy variable tussock caterpillar across the bench {which I did NOT sit on} under the moss-drenched live oak. Once or twice the funny little bug and caterpillar bumped into each other and just turned the other way and went on about their business.

I think that's the way I should be, too, when someone bumps up against me - just quietly and peacefully move on.  

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
Romans 12:18 ESV

Strive for peace with everyone ...
Hebrews 12:14 ESV