Five Petals, More than Enough
Pope Benedict recently visited the United States and shared a message relevant to our country and our world. The quote below is only one small sample of his multifaceted message. But this small reference seems to fit this image of a beautiful flower, that continues to provide the beauty that was part of its creation, in spite of being "less than whole"... Our ways of seeing are often not His ways of seeing.
"The Gospel teaches us that true freedom, the freedom of the children of God, is found only in the self-surrender which is part of the mystery of love. Only by losing ourselves, the Lord tells us, do we truly find ourselves (cf. Lk 17:33). True freedom blossoms when we turn away from the burden of sin, which clouds our perceptions and weakens our resolve, and find the source of our ultimate happiness in him who is infinite love, infinite freedom, infinite life. "In his will is our peace". Real freedom, then, is God's gracious gift, the fruit of conversion to his truth, the truth which makes us free" (cf. Jn 8:32).
-Pope Benedict XVI, April 20, 2008, Yankee Stadium
Easter flowers.
March 23, 2008.
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Five Petals, More than Enough
Pope Benedict recently visited the United States and shared a message relevant to our country and our world. The quote below is only one small sample of his multifaceted message. But this small reference seems to fit this image of a beautiful flower, that continues to provide the beauty that was part of its creation, in spite of being "less than whole"... Our ways of seeing are often not His ways of seeing.
"The Gospel teaches us that true freedom, the freedom of the children of God, is found only in the self-surrender which is part of the mystery of love. Only by losing ourselves, the Lord tells us, do we truly find ourselves (cf. Lk 17:33). True freedom blossoms when we turn away from the burden of sin, which clouds our perceptions and weakens our resolve, and find the source of our ultimate happiness in him who is infinite love, infinite freedom, infinite life. "In his will is our peace". Real freedom, then, is God's gracious gift, the fruit of conversion to his truth, the truth which makes us free" (cf. Jn 8:32).
-Pope Benedict XVI, April 20, 2008, Yankee Stadium
Easter flowers.
March 23, 2008.
IMG_0631