Introduction

2019 Gospel Movie | "Faith in God 2 – After the Church Falls" | The True Story of Chinese Christians

Yu Congguang is an evangelist who makes a dangerous escape from a CCP mass arrest. Afterward, he makes his way to the home of Three-Self Patriotic Movement Christian Chen Song'en. Chen Song'en's Three-Self Patriotic Movement church is demolished by the CCP, and some in the church, after listening to the teachings of their pastors and elders, pray for the CCP regime, believing that by doing so, they are keeping the words of the Lord Jesus, "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" (Matthew 5:44). However, many believers are confused, because despite the fact that they prayed for blessings for the CCP for so many years, the CCP not only failed to repent, but even demolished their church. They wonder: Does praying for the CCP actually accord with God's will? The congregation argues about the question but can't reach a conclusion. Later, through reading God's words and the fellowship of Yu Congguang and his associate, Chen Song'en and the others learn the true meaning of the Lord Jesus' teaching to "love your enemies." They also gain discernment of the CCP's satanic essence, which is to resist God and loathe the truth, and clearly see the dangerous consequences of following the pastors and elders down the Three-Self path and relying on the protection of a satanic ruling power …

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at the Biltmore Estate. Asheville, North Carolina.

When I Am Among the Trees

by Mary Oliver

When I am among the trees,

especially the willows and the honey locust,

equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,

they give off such hints of gladness.

I would almost say that they save me, and daily.

I am so distant from the hope of myself,

in which I have goodness, and discernment,

and never hurry through the world

but walk slowly, and bow often.

Around me the trees stir in their leaves

and call out, "Stay awhile."

The light flows from their branches.

And they call again, "It's simple," they say,

"and you too have come

into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled

with light, and to shine."

This is the end, my only friend, the end

Of our elaborate plans, the end

Of everything that stands, the end

No safety or surprise, the end

I'll never look into your eyes, again

the Doors

If Merton would be our guide, the naming of God is not about identification, but identity. It involves the slow and sensitive discernment of who God is, and who we are, through long meditation on the images and poetical symbols that shine through quietly, like forgotten stars, or break through dangerously, like flashes of lightning, from the revelatory firmament of the Bible.

-Sophia The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton, Christopher Pramuk

WHEN I AM AMONG THE TREES

by Mary Oliver

When I am among the trees,

especially the willows and the honey locust,

equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,

they give off such hints of gladness.

I would almost say that they save me, and daily.

I am so distant from the hope of myself,

in which I have goodness, and discernment,

and never hurry through the world

but walk slowly, and bow often.

Around me the trees stir in their leaves

and call out, “Stay awhile.”

The light flows from their branches.

And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say,

“and you too have come

into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled

with light, and to shine.”

I wasn't planning to pair this photo with a poem, but it seemed to express what I don't have words for today. I am not among the trees very often, anymore; when I am - when I find myself there - sometimes I... find myself. You know, some of the lost parts. Few of us are whole, or fully integrated beings, except perhaps for fleeting moments. We wander through life, often perplexed. And each of us has an inner life, a core that lies mostly unrevealed to the outside world. This may seem presumptuous, but I think what we are trying to do here, in this community forum, with our photos and sometimes words, too, is to make some aspects of ourselves known. I am not referring to sordid or sensational details, necessarily. Rather, what we photograph is usually what we love, what we are drawn to, what we want to offer our friends here. Some part of ourselves.

I like my daily life. My solitary nature is just who I am, and I am comfortable with that. I make time for friends. Yesterday I repaired a window frame, dug up the first of four beds of garlic from the garden, processed a few photos, co-ordinated some plans for the coming week - just the stuff of basic everyday regular real life. And that was fine. Today, though, I am starting to feel restless, and tomorrow I probably will want to be among the trees, or the prairie equivalent, out on the grasslands beneath the immense sky. Two superficially different experiences that are in essence similar: they ground me. They remind me of my transient life; they allow me to experience what Oscar Wilde called "the intense sensation of living" - without distractions - if only for a few hours.

We didn't know the name of this creek, which flowed right past our tents last week at Pine Cree. Didn't notice it in any of the info available there. The other day I finally looked it up, or rather, noticed it when I geotagged the first uploaded photo from this location. It's Swift Current Creek, near its headwaters, a long way from the small city of the same name (where I have to go to pick up most supplies). That's cool, I thought. But while I was there, it was equally cool to not know its name, to take it in without the label. The names of things, after all, can be mere distractions that separate us from their essence.

Photographed at Pine Cree Regional Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

This is for my "Dark art" album.... the original idea for this photo was me jumping from a cliff, but I didn't like how the photo looked, so I re-edited the photo and this was the result.

And ignore the date that it says when the photo was shot, its beause of the stock image I used! for the smoke:)

Also going to the Teleidoscope theme of this week: Hold my hand

Hope you like it!

Follow me | Formpring

Christian Devotional Song With Lyrics | Gospel hymn | "Quieting Myself Before God"

www.holyspiritspeaks.org/videos/quieting-myself-before-Go...

Introduction

Verse 1

I quiet myself before God,

pray and bare my heart to Him.

I simply and honestly open up,

speak from the heart.

I hand my difficulties and shortcomings over to God

and look to Him.

May God enlighten and illuminate me

to understand His will.

Through sincere seeking,

I gain the Holy Spirit’s light in me.

Understanding the truth,

I gain discernment and have a path of practice.

With God’s guidance I live in the light,

my heart is full of joy and sweetness.

I quiet myself before God.

Verse 2

Quiet before God, I ponder His words.

I see humanity’s corruption,

how we’ve lost all human likeness.

With the revelations and judgment of God's words

I reflect on myself:

Motives lurk behind my words, I lie too much.

In my duty, I’m without principles of the truth,

I adhere to rules in my actions.

I lack love for brothers and sisters,

I’m both arrogant and selfish.

I still need to accept more

of God's judgment , trials and cleansing.

I quiet myself before God.

Verse 3

Quieting myself before God

and seeking the truth,

I gradually grow in my life.

Quieting myself before God

and reflecting on myself,

I gain true repentance.

I often quiet myself before God

and truly commune with Him.

It allows me to fear God and shun evil,

and live before Him.

In all things I accept God’s inspection;

I live in the light.

Cleansing occurs in me,

and I live out a true, true life.

I quiet myself before God.

Verse 4

Often thinking on God’s words,

I’ve reaped a great harvest.

The Holy Spirit has enlightened me

to understand even more truths.

Fulfilling my duty,

I’m at ease and find enjoyment.

Putting God’s words into practice,

I receive His blessings and love.

Through sincere seeking

I gain the Holy Spirit’s light in me.

Understanding the truth,

I gain discernment

and have a path of practice.

With God’s guidance I live in the light,

my heart is full of joy and sweetness.

I quiet myself before God.

My heart is full of joy and sweetness.

I quiet myself before God, before God.

I quiet myself before God.

I quiet myself before God.

from Follow the Lamb and Sing New Songs

Image Source: The Church of Almighty God

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Here's the meaning of miscellaneous (which is how the first page of this stream is now looking): divers, varied, heterogeneous, diversified, indiscriminate, promiscuous, referring to mixture and lack of order, and implying lack of discernment or taste. Right, lack of discernment and taste.

By the way, having trouble with your dog wash? Try this help. :-)

Yasaka-jinja (jinja means shrine) respects Susanoo-no-mikoto, Kushiinadahime-no-mikoto, and Yahashira-no-mikogami.

Susanoo-no-mikoto is a great god in Japanese mythology, known for his defeat of Yamata-no-orochi (a large serpent with eight heads: a symbol of many disasters), redemption of Kushiinadahime-no-mikoto, and produced the ground great-discernment on the earth.

According to the legend of the shrine, its history may go back as far as 150 years before the Heian era, AC656 (the second year of the reign of Emperor Seimei). Along with the development of the capital, adoration to the shrine spread widely all over Japan. Today, approximately 3,000 satellite shrines exist in various parts of Japan.

The name of the shrine was changed to Yasaka-jinja when shrines and Buddhist temples were separated at the time of the Meiji Restoration. The shrine was originally called the "Gion-sha" or "Kansin-in" for a long time.

Brussels

C'est un trou de verdure où chante une rivière,

Accrochant follement aux herbes des haillons

D'argent ; où le soleil, de la montagne fière,

Luit : c'est un petit val qui mousse de rayons.

Arthur Rimbaud

shot taken in grand junction. there truly is a lot of bull in the world. may you have the wisdom, discernment, and mobility to frustrate the bull's intent.

Knokke, Belgium

2023 was the year I finally faced that my eyesight is deteriorating, and had my eyes tested. Nothing dramatic was found; just the standard stiffening of the equipment that comes with the aging process. But it did make me think more about discernment, the importance of looking as opposed to shooting for the sake of it, and of facing up to the things I might be in denial about. So here’s to a more clear-sighted 2024

The night now, it's as dark as the crows / That call me in the discernment above … / Still they won’t let me be / Two hearts gone black and blue / Oh they wont let me be … closer to you (Gregory Alan Isakov)

see the original photograph on www.hobokollektiv.net

© Turiner Str., Berlin, 2016, Florian Fritsch

Bruxelles

ꒌ ﹏﹏ Холандску ПАНДОРУ (даље) престигао је лакши и мањи немачки ВОЛАНТИС (ближе).

Ово је прва серија слика коју сам поставио овог новог, тек начетог априла 2026. Свима који ово читају и гледају желим благополучан, миран и добрим чињењем плодан април. Посебно вам желим здраво расуђивање у смутним временима која би се могла назвати и Година Пандорине кутије. Јер тешко да ће се до маја па чак и до лета нешто разрешити. Злочинитељи су упорни у свом злочињењу. Ми пак имамо слободу да чувамо свој поглед на свет око нас и не учествујемо у злу већ у добру, макар и само мислено. Желим вам много ’погођених’ снимака у првом месецу који у целини лежи у пролећу – за неке најлепшем годишњем добу. У овом месецу нас чека експлозија светлости, а онда у мају — експлозија живота! Што су и два најважнија предуслова и компоненте сваке фотографије.

► █░▓ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ Heavy loaded PANDORA (further) is overtaken by smaller and lighter VOLANTIS (closer), both rushing upstream and eastwards. They have already passed by Scheepswerf De Werken (behind). In the foreground are the surfaces disturbances that the groyne (I am standing on) causes to the river flow, producing a whirlpool.

PANDORA is an inland motor freighter, sails under the flag of Netherlands. She is 110 meters long and 11,5 meters wide with a draught of 2,5 meters. VOLANTIS, under the flag of Germany, is 91 meters long, 9 meters wide and currently moored in Tuindorp, the Netherlands Customs, next to German border at the very spot where the Boven-Rijn (the Upper Rhine) is renamed to the Bijlandsch Kanaal. The name which it will keep for mere 5 km (just over three miles!) before it continues as the Waal. The Waal shall soon be renamed to the Boven Merwede when it is joined by the Meuse, just before the bridge you can see too in this series of images. The Boven Merwede will keep its name for 9 km only. Just behind Volantis in the distance are the waters of the Nieuwe Merwede (left) and the Beneden Merwede to the right. However, it will change its name another several times before it reaches nearby Rotterdam. And that is, my dear visitor, the Dutch tradition with their own waterways. Which is just as logical and justified as the hundreds of names Inuits have for the various types of snow.

Captured exactly one minute after the astronomical sunset. It's the moment when the last trace of the Sun disappears behind the true horizon – provided the view of it has not being blocked for you to observe it. With the sun at the surface of the Earth gone, all the light on the water is reflection of the sky. Being already subdued the scenery was dark and murky. So I lifted the brightness of this image a bit.

This is the first series of images I am uploading in April of 2026. I want each and everyone of you who made it so far, reading this caption and watching the photograph, a happy, peaceful and sunny April this year. Lots of necessary wisdom, undisturbed reflexion, creative approach and outlook on the world around us, lots of worthy clicks and timeless captures as well as sound discernment in the first month that lies fully in the spring. It has just commenced. April is the Light Bringer, and May is the Life Bearer. Both being the very essentials we badly need for our photography!

Panasonic G90 / Lumix G Vario 12-35mm/f2.8 zoomed in to 35 mm (70 mm in full-frame terms). Overexposed ⅔ of a stop. Handheld with support. Shutter speed priority 1/500 of a sec resulting in f/2.8 at ISO 500 – WB manual (shade). Sooc jpeg edited in Photos 10.0. Uncompressed, cropped to 16×10 format.

~SHORTCUTS~ ...→Press [F11] and [L] key to engage Full Screen (Light box) mode with black background ↔ Press the same key or [Esc] to return... →Press [F] to "Like" (Fave)... →Press [C] to comment.

To start the slideshow: go to my ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏsᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ. At the upper right of the screen – right next to the 'search' magnifying glass🔍 – click the small ‚play‘▶️ ᴀʀʀᴏᴡ inside the symbol of a ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ️ rectangle.

File name: P1064537

Enhancement by Hayden, photo by Brett

"Dear Lord Jesus,

We come before You with humble hearts, seeking Your guidance and strength. As we navigate the virtual world of Second Life, we recognize the immense impact it has on people’s lives.

Lord, we ask that You use us as vessels of Your love, grace, and truth. Help us to speak words of encouragement, hope, and healing to those we encounter online. May our interactions reflect Your character and draw others closer to You.

Grant us discernment, Lord. In a world filled with noise and distractions, help us discern what truly matters. May we be sensitive to the needs of those around us, offering a listening ear and a compassionate heart.

Equip us with wisdom, Lord. As we engage in conversations, debates, and discussions, may Your wisdom guide our words. Let us speak truth boldly but with love, always pointing people toward You.

Lord, we pray for divine appointments. Open doors for us to share Your Gospel, to offer comfort to the hurting, and to be a light in the darkness. Use our virtual presence to impact lives for Your glory.

Finally, Lord, protect our hearts and minds. Shield us from negativity, hatred, and harmful influences. Fill us with Your peace and joy, so that we can overflow with Your love to others.

In Jesus’ name, we pray, Amen."

Their first album drops this summer ;)

Seth will be 6 months old this week and has just started that adolescent fear period. His has been relatively mild, and living with two other confident, social dogs is teaching him discernment. The age gap makes thinks tricky sometimes, but I'm very glad Seth has Murphy and Marlo to help raise him.

My old camera was finally done last week, so this was taken with a new camera body and an old lens. My new lens just came in, so next weeks photo will be from all new equipment for me - including new lightroom. It's been a sharp learning curve so far, haha

This is an archive photo, and I made it a bit darker than usual. This morning's cease fire broke down a few hours after it started, and the news was not good at all. Our soldiers are in our prayers.

Further, our friends and contacts know that I do not utilize Flickr as a platform for political discussion. Let me say this: Breaking news, reporting and news features must be received and digested with discernment. You can't believe everything they feed you.

The pedestrian walkway area of Jerusalem's Calatrava Bridge was in low color, and converted to b/w. Mild texture applied. Happy Fence Friday!

a watercolor of one of my chimera beings, this time a crow woman. I will incorporate this into an encaustic painting.

Hemis Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery (gompa) of the Drukpa Lineage, located in Hemis, Ladakh, India. Situated 45 km from Leh, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Hemis Monastery existed before the 11th century and was re-established in 1672 by the Ladakhi king Sengge Namgyal. The annual Hemis festival honoring Padmasambhava is held here in early June.

Terma and tertöns : The essence of Tebetan Buddhism.

Padmasambhava (lit. "Lotus-Born"), also known as Guru Rinpoche, is a literary character of terma (Terma or "hidden treasure"- are key Tibetan Buddhist teaching, which the tradition holds were originally esoterically hidden by various adepts such as Padmasambhava and his consorts, in the 8th century for future discovery at auspicious times by other adepts, known as tertöns. As such, they represent a tradition of continuous revelation in Tibetan Buddhism. Termas are a part of Tantric Literature. Tradition holds that terma may be a physical object such as a text or ritual implement that is buried in the ground (or earth), hidden in a rock or crystal, secreted in a herb, or a tree, hidden in a lake (or water), or hidden in the sky (space). Though a literal understanding of terma is "hidden treasure", and sometimes objects are hidden away, the teachings associated should be understood as being “concealed within the mind of the guru”, that is, the true place of concealment is in the tertön's mindstream. If the concealed or encoded teaching or object is a text, it is often written in dakini script: a non-human type of code or writing).

Terma is an emanation of Amitabha (Amitābha or Amideva, is a celestial buddha described in the scriptures of the Mahāyāna school of Buddhism. Amitābha is the principal buddha in the Pure Land sect, a branch of Buddhism practiced mainly in East Asia, while in Vajrayana Amitābha is known for his longevity attribute, magnetising red fire element, the aggregate of discernment, pure perception and the deep awareness of emptiness of phenomena. According to these scriptures, Amitābha possesses infinite merits resulting from good deeds over countless past lives as a bodhisattva named Dharmakāra. "Amitābha" is translatable as "Infinite Light," hence Amitābha is also called "The Buddha of Immeasurable Life and Light" ).

Terma that is said to appear to tertons (A tertön is a discoverer of ancient texts or terma in Tibetan Buddhism) in visionary encounters and a focus of Tibetan Buddhist practice (Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet, Mongolia, Tuva, Bhutan, Kalmykia and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, and India (particularly in Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Dharamsala, Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim. It is also practiced in Northeast China. Religious texts and commentaries are contained in the Tibetan Buddhist canon such that Tibetan is a spiritual language of these areas. The Tibetan diaspora has spread Tibetan Buddhism to many Western countries, where the tradition has gained popularity. Among its prominent exponents is the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. The number of its adherents is estimated to be between ten and twenty million).

History

Hemis Monastery existed before the 11th century. Naropa, the pupil of the yogi Tilopa, and teacher of the translator Marpa is connected with this monastery. A translation was made by A. Grünwedel (Nӑro und Tilo,: Festschrift Ernst Kuhn, München 1916) of Naropa's biography that was found in Hemis monastery.

In this manuscript Naropa (or Naro) meets the "dark blue" (Skr.: nila: dark blue or black) Tilopa (or Tillo), a tantric master, who gives Naropa 12 "great" and 12 "small" tasks to do in order to enlighten him to the inherent emptiness/illusoriness of all things. Naropa is depicted as the "abbott of Nalanda" (F. Wilhelm, Prüfung und Initiation im Buche Pausya und in der Biographie des Naropa, Wiesbaden 1965, p. 70), the university-monastery in today's Bihar, India, that flourished until the sacking by Turkish and Afghan Muslim forces. This sacking must have been the driving force behind Naropa's peregrination in the direction of Hemis. After Naropa and Tilopa met in Hemis they travelled back in the direction of a certain monastery in the now no longer existing kingdom of Maghada, called Otantra which has been identified as today's Otantapuri. Naropa is consered the founding father of the Kagyu-lineage of the Himalayan esoteric Buddhism. Hence Hemis is the main seat of the Kagyu lineage of Buddhism.

In 1894 Russian journalist Nicolas Notovitch claimed Hemis as the origin of an otherwise unknown gospel, the Life of Saint Issa, Best of the Sons of Men, in which Jesus is said to have traveled to India during his "lost years." According to Notovitch, the work had been preserved in the Hemis library, and was shown to him by the monks there while he was recuperating from a broken leg. But once his story had been re-examined by historians, Notovitch confessed to having fabricated the evidence. Bart D. Ehrman states that "Today there is not a single recognized scholar on the planet who has any doubts about the matter. The entire story was invented by Notovitch, who earned a good deal of money and a substantial amount of notoriety for his hoax". However, the Indian Pandit Swami Abhedananda also claims to have read the same manuscript, and published his account of viewing it after his visit to Hemis in 1921. Abhedananda claims on the book jacket that it was translated for him with the help of a "local Lama interpreter." In the same vein, Notovich did not initially translate the manuscript, but reported his Sherpa guide did so as Notovitch could not read the original text. Notovich's version of the manuscript was translated from Tibetan to Russian to French to English. According to Swami Abhedananda's account, his Lama's translation was equivalent to the one published by Notovich. The Gutenberg Project has published the entire manuscript as a free ebook.

Hemis Festival

The Hemis Festival is dedicated to Lord Padmasambhava (Guru Rimpoche) venerated as the Dance Performance at Hemis Monastery representative reincarnate of Buddha. He is believed to have been born on the 10th day of the fifth month of the Monkey year as predicted by the Buddha Shakyamuni. It is also believed that his life mission was, and remains, to improve the spiritual condition of all living beings. And so on this day, which comes once in a cycle of 12 years, Hemis observes a major extravaganza in his memory. The observance of these sacred rituals is believed to give spiritual strength and good health. The Hemis festival takes place in the rectangular courtyard in front of the main door of the monastery. The space is wide and open save two raised square platforms, three feet high with a sacred pole in the center. A raised dias with a richly cushioned seat with a finely painted small Tibetan table is placed with the ceremonial items - cups full of holy water, uncooked rice, tormas made of dough and butter and incense sticks. A number of musicians play the traditional music with four pairs of cymbals, large-pan drums, small trumpets and large size wind instruments. Next to them, a small space is assigned for the lamas to sit.

The ceremonies begin with an early morning ritual atop the Gompa where, to the beat of drums and the resounding clash of cymbals and the spiritual wail of pipes, the portrait of "Dadmokarpo" or "Rygyalsras Rimpoche" is then ceremoniously put on display for all to admire and worship.

The most esoteric of festivities are the mystic mask dances. The Mask Dances of Ladakh are referred collectively as chams Performance. Chams performance is essentially a part of Tantric tradition, performed only in those gompas which follow the Tantric Vajrayana teachings and the monks perform tantric worship.

Source: Wikipedia and others.

SICUN

Intelletto

Discernimento

"Sono il dono del Creatore all'umanità.

Separo il sentiero dell'Uomo da tutti gli altri sentieri presenti nella creazione.

Come tutti i regali, devo essere ricevuto con gratitudine e utilizzato con saggezza.

Grazie al mio operato, un essere umano si trasforma da cieco seguace di leggi ignote a persona in grado di prendere decisioni.

Ciò richiede il riconoscimento di un'ampia gamma di stimoli a livello sia conscio che inconscio.

Ciò richiede responsabilità delle proprie azioni.

Io sono colui che permette questo processo, che facilita l'integrazione di mente e Spirito.

Sono io che ti rendo capace di valutare e scegliere.

utilizzami come è stato previsto - con compassione."

SICUN

Intellect

Discernment

"I am the Creator's gift to humanity.

I separate the path of Man from all other paths present in creation.

Like all gifts, they must be received with gratitude and used wisely.

Thanks to my work, a human being is transformed from a blind follower of unknown laws to a person capable of making decisions.

This requires recognition of a wide range of stimuli at both a conscious and unconscious level.

This requires accountability for one's actions.

I am the one who enables this process, who facilitates the integration of mind and Spirit.

I am the one who makes you capable of evaluating and choosing.

use me as it was intended - with compassion."

www.edizionilpuntodincontro.it/libri/le-carte-lakota-dell...

Bing Image Creator

Brussels

Sunbursts, golden light hour. (-25°C, January 14, 2018)

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Un autre intéressant belvédère du Mont-Royal de Montréal.

Visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kondiaronk

Info from Wikipedia:

Kondiaronk (c. 1649–1701) (Gaspar Soiaga, Souojas, Sastaretsi), known as Le Rat (The Muskrat) was Chief of the Hurons at Michilimackinac. As a result of an Iroquois attack and dispersal of the Hurons in 1649 the Hurons settled in Michilimackinac. The Michilimackinac area is near Lake Huron and Lake Michigan (area between Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas). Noted as a brilliant orator and a formidable strategist, he led the pro-French Petun and Huron refugees of Michilimackinac against their traditional Iroquois enemies. Kondiaronk realized the only way to establish security was to maintain a war between their enemies, the Iroquois, and the French in an attempt to keep the Iroquois occupied and the Hurons safe from annihilation. The Rat succeeded in killing the peace however, once he had secured the preservation of his people he favored a vast peace settlement. This effort concluded in what is known as The Great Peace of Montreal (1701) between France, the Iroquois, and the other Indian tribes of the Upper Great Lakes. This ended the Beaver Wars and helped open up the interior of North America to deeper French exploration and commerce. Kondiaronk made them see the advantages such a peace would bring them. The Jesuit historian, Father Pierre-Francois de Charlevoix wrote that "it was the general opinion that no Indian had ever possessed greater merit, a finer mind, more valor, prudence or discernment in understanding those with whom he had to deal". Louis-Hector de Callier, the Onontio (governor) that replaced Frontenac, was "exclusively indebted to him for...this assemblage, till then unexampled of so many nations for a general peace". Kondiaronk contracted a fever and died in Montreal during the negotiations for the Great Peace on August 2, 1701. A Christian convert, his body was buried at Montreal's Notre Dame Church after a majestic funeral. No trace of the grave remains. The Kondiaronk Belvedere in Montreal's Mount Royal Park is named in his honor. In 2001 he was named a Person of National Historic Significance by the Canadian government.

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Skate Board Punk.

Store emblemer begått handlinger trivielle lover slående høyder geni sensasjoner urtevåkning drømmende vind påvirker søker discernment krefter,

suggestions de lumières éblouissantes vitesse immortalité esprit contrôlant la nature dangers ultimes luttements physiques luttant pour diriger des cours,

сверкающие глаза отчаянные ямы агонизированные аспекты плачущие стены светящиеся пятна демоны образуют окружающее пламя, выражающее впечатления,

zegevierende creaties muzikale vervoering ongebruikelijke wendingen experimentator visioenen barsten vlees hallucinaties nachten proeverij arts extatische dagen,

cuore risplendente in ascese esperienze ore meravigliose immense percezioni pavimentazione dorata colorazione onde coscienza inesplicabile,

射撃ターンミストリーのスリリングな痙攣衝撃的な驚異的なプレイ猛烈なルールアペックス反逆者強力なスリルを破る結果を集中.

Steve.D.Hammond.

An Artistic Motif

"Consider a humble artist assuredly creating great masterpieces. Thinking them mere happenstance when, in actuality such a supple intelligence portrays an artful sensitivity skilfully executed to spark a moment of discernment.

Her nature, being modesty, wanting nothing but to share her passion for the wondrous, yet often hidden and unsung treasures.

Permitting only humilities garments to frame her magnanimity, she is content with somewhat anonymity.

Silently tearful eyes trench a happy sadness beguiles to us marvels deeply considered, seemingly unnoticed beauty, things often overlooked or taken for granted.

Henceforth such wonders are born to us in magnificent grandeur, thusly we are enriched by intended circumstance.

Artistic virtuosity humbly rendered to awaken from seemingly perpetual slumber the wretched of the Earth.

Such depth of spirit duly submerged in the love of humanity, the universe and life's mysteriousness.

Knows not be bound".

B.O.K

Québec

i started a tradition three years ago taking pictures on her birthday against all my favorite downtown walls. the gods were smiling down on us this year with temps in the upper 40s so we could shed her coat. i'll be posting the keepers sporadically this month.

our tradition was inspired by this amazing set and portrait photographer.

six and five

"When I am among the trees,

especially the willows and the honey locust,

equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,

they give off such hints of gladness.

I would almost say that they save me, and daily.

I am so distant from the hope of myself,

in which I have goodness, and discernment,

and never hurry through the world

but walk slowly, and bow often.

Around me the trees stir in their leaves

and call out, "Stay awhile."

The light flows from their branches.

And they call again, "It's simple," they say,

"and you too have come

into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled

with light, and to shine."

Mary Oliver

Psalm 113:3

"From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised."

It's not being ultra religious. I'm not religious, and I don't have a religion either as religion is man-made and full of doctrines of man. I rarely go to church, as there's no church nearby where I'm glad to attend and fellowship. In principle we are the church , our bodies as the temple. Our bodies are the temple of the Holy ghost not a building.

The idea of a church is always misconstrued as being a building. The reason why many are wrongly redirecting their focus, even money is poured out to improve the Churches buildings, whilst people in the churches are not feed and are spiritually dying or long been dead. They pretend to attend church regularly but without connection to the Lord, not even spiritually restored. I see these churches existing today so apostate, making God like mythical intellectual concept. There's no power of God in those churches. Leave the church If you heard the calling of the Lord, have the discernment , don't partake of its judgments coming . Fallen churches is basically very prophetic fulfillment of the end of days condition .

Matthew 18:20

"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the middle of them."

Two or three people can comprise a church fellowship, basically this is what it implies. This will be the condition of the coming times, when Biblical Christians will be badly persecuted and hunted down, even killed / murdered. It will be like the INQUISITION , this will be total annihilation of Biblical Christians. Getting rid of Christians who are intolerant to new age twisted doctrines will be the highlight of the time, as you are seen as resisters and rebels against the new system. Tolerance to evil practices and perversions is like partaking with the cup of the devil. Tolerance for peace by accepting perversions? This is a joke and surely many will fall into the trap of the false concept of peace. If you're not reading he word of God while there is yet time now to do so , you'll easily fall into the trap. God said be separate ....

Lewis Carroll

Bruxelles

ꒌ ﹏﹏ Холандску ПАНДОРУ (лево) престиже лакши и мањи немачки ВОЛАНТИС (десно).

Ово је прва слика коју сам поставио овог новог, тек начетог априла 2026. Свима који ово читају и гледају желим благополучан, миран и плодан април. Посебно вам желим здраво расуђивање у смутним временима која би се могла назвати и Пандорином кутијом. Јер тешко да ће се до маја па чак и лета нешто разрешити. Злочинитељи су упорни у свом злочињењу. Ми пак имамо слободу да чувамо свој поглед на свет око себе и не учествујемо у злу већ у стварању добра. Желим вам много успешних снимака у првом месецу који у целини лежи у пролећу – за неке најлепшем годишњем добу. У овом месецу нас чека експлозија светлости, а онда у мају — експлозија живота!

► █░▓ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ Heavy loaded PANDORA (left) is overtaken by smaller and lighter VOLANTIS (right), both rushing upstream and eastwards. They have already passed by De Werken shipyards with their many cranes.

PANDORA is an inland motor freighter, sails under the flag of Netherlands. She is 110 meters long and 11,5 meters wide with a draught of 2,5 meters. VOLANTIS, under the flag of Germany, is 91 meters long, 9 meters wide and currently moored in Tuindorp, the Netherlands Customs, next to German border at the very spot where the Boven-Rijn (the Upper Rhine) is renamed to the Bijlandsch Kanaal. The name which it will keep for mere 5 km (just over three miles!) before it continues as the Waal. The Waal shall soon be renamed to the Boven Merwede when it is joined by the Meuse, just before the bridge you can see too in this series of images. The Boven Merwede will keep its name for 9 km only. Just behind Volantis in the distance are the waters of the Nieuwe Merwede (left) and the Beneden Merwede to the right. However, it will change its name another several times before it reaches nearby Rotterdam. And that is, my dear visitor, the Dutch tradition with their own waterways. Which is just as logical and justified as the hundreds of names Inuits have for the various types of snow.

Capture of the exact moment of astronomical sunset. With the sun gone, and the light already subdued the scenery was dark and murky. So I lifted the brightness of this image a bit.

This is the first image I have uploaded in April of 2026. I want each and everyone of you who made it so far reading this caption and watching my photographs, a very happy, peaceful and sunny April this year. Lots of necessary wisdom, undisturbed reflexion, creative approach and outlook on the world around us, lots of worthy clicks and timeless captures and sound discernment in the first month that lies fully in the spring and has just commenced. April is the Light Bringer, and May is the Life Bearer. Both being the very essentials we need for our photography!

Olympus E-M1 orig, Olympus M.75-300mm f/4.8-6.7ii zoomed in to 100 mm (200 mm in full-frame terms). Overexposed ⅔ of a stop. Handheld with support. Shutter speed priority 1/500 of a sec resulting in f/5.1 at ISO 640 – AWB. Sooc jpeg edited in Photos 10.0. Uncompressed, cropped to 16×10 format.

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I ask You neither for health nor for sickness, for life nor for death; but that You may dispose of my health and my sickness, my life and my death, for Your glory… You alone know what is expedient for me; You are the sovereign master, do with me according to Your will. Give to me, or take away from me, only conform my will to Yours. I know but one thing, Lord, that it is good to follow You, and bad to offend You. Apart from that, I know not what is good or bad in anything. I know not which is most profitable to me, health or sickness, wealth or poverty, nor anything else in the world. That discernment is beyond the power of men or angels, and is hidden among the secrets of Your providence, which I adore, but so not seek to fathom. - Blaise Pascal

ꒌ ﹏﹏ ГЕНЕРАЦИЈА, танкер за сада све драгоценија течна горива (ближе) мимоилази се са лакшим и мањим, такође немачким али теретњаком ВОЛАНТИСОМ (удаљенији, види се само задњи део, надградња и крма).

Ово је прва серија слика коју сам поставио овог новог, тек начетог априла 2026. Свима који ово читају и гледају желим благополучан, миран и добрим чињењем плодан април. Посебно вам желим здраво расуђивање у смутним временима која би се могла назвати и Година Пандорине кутије. Јер тешко да ће се до маја па чак и до лета нешто разрешити. Злочинитељи су упорни у свом злочињењу. Ми пак имамо слободу да чувамо свој поглед на свет око нас и не учествујемо у злу већ у добру, макар и само мислено. Желим вам много ’погођених’ снимака у првом месецу који у целини лежи у пролећу – за неке најлепшем годишњем добу. У овом месецу нас чека експлозија светлости, а онда у мају — експлозија живота! Што су и два најважнија предуслова и компоненте сваке фотографије.

► █░▓ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ GENERATION and VOLANTIS cross path.

GENERATION (closer) is an inland, liquid cargo tanker, sails under the flag of Germany. She is 109 meters long and 11 meters wide with a draught of 2,3 meters. Here seen downstream with a crew member on the upper deck next to the command bridge. At the moment of uploading this she is currently moored in the town of Südstadt (near the city of Mainz in Germany) on the river Main. I hoped that the crew member will salute me but he went inside instead.

VOLANTIS (further, just the superstructure and stern), also under the flag of Germany, is 91 meters long, 9 meters wide and currently moored in Tuindorp, the Netherlands Customs, next to German border at the very spot where the Boven-Rijn (the Upper Rhine) is renamed to the Bijlandsch Kanaal. The name which it will keep for mere 5 km (just over three miles!) before it continues as the Waal. The Waal shall soon be renamed to the Boven Merwede when it is joined by the Meuse, just before the bridge you can partly see in the left corner. The Boven Merwede will keep its name for 9 km only. Just behind Volantis in the distance are the waters of the Nieuwe Merwede (left) and the Beneden Merwede to the right. However, it will change its name another several times before it reaches nearby Rotterdam. And that is, my dear visitor, the Dutch tradition with their own waterways. Which is just as logical and justified as the hundreds of names Inuits have for the various types of snow.

Captured two minutes after the astronomical sunset. With the sun at the surface of the Earth gone, all the light on the water is reflection of the sky. Being already subdued, the scenery was dark and murky. So I lifted the brightness of the scenery a bit.

This is the first series of images I am uploading in April of 2026. I want each and everyone of you who made it so far, reading this caption and watching the photograph, a happy, peaceful and sunny April this year. Lots of necessary wisdom, undisturbed reflexion, creative approach and outlook on the world around us, lots of worthy clicks and timeless captures as well as sound discernment in the first month that lies fully in the spring. It has just commenced. April is the Light Bringer, and May is the Life Bearer. Both being the very essentials we badly need for our photography!

Panasonic G90 / Lumix G Vario 12-35mm/f2.8 zoomed in to 35 mm (70 mm in full-frame terms). Overexposed ⅔ of a stop. Handheld with support. Shutter speed priority 1/400 of a sec resulting in f/2.8 at ISO 800 – WB manual (shade). Sooc jpeg edited in Photos 10.0. Uncompressed, uncropped 4×3 format.

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Acababa de llegar a casa tras trabajar de noche y me disponía a darme una ducha antes de acostarme cuando leí un mensaje que situaba a estas bellezas en Briones camino de Bilbao. No me lo pensé ni un instante y rápidamente salí de casa tomando rumbo a Delika, Se ve que el turno de trece horas había hecho mella en mi discernimiento porque me salté la salida de Llodio y tuve que seguir por la autopista hasta Altube. Abandoné la vía rápida en Izarra y bajé el tortuoso puerto de La Barrerilla pensando que por un estúpido despiste me iba a perder el tren y también varias horas de sueño. Pero tenía varios ases en la manga porque contaba con que bajaban hacia Bilbao otros dos mercantes y subían el puerto de Orduña un Alvia, un bobinero de Renfe y el Tramesa. La vía única en el tramo que enlaza Orduña con Miranda jugó finalmente a mi favor porque todo este tráfico retrasó la llegada del tren de Medway, permitiéndome incluso cambiar de punto para eludir los grafitis que la tándem lleva en el otro lateral y para que la composición estuviera bien iluminada por un sol que tuvo a bien hacer su aparición, por primera vez en toda la mañana, coincidiendo con la llegada de este tren.

I had just gotten home after working at night and was about to take a shower before going to bed when I read a message that placed these beauties in Briones on the way to Bilbao. I didn't think about it for a moment and quickly left the house heading to Delika. It is clear that the thirteen-hour shift had taken a toll on my discernment because I skipped the Llodio exit and had to continue on the highway to Altube. I left the expressway in Izarra and had to go down the winding port of La Barrerilla thinking that due to a stupid mistake I was going to miss the train and also several hours of sleep. But I had several aces up my sleeve because I was counting on two more freights going down to Bilbao and an Alvia, a Renfe steel freight and the Tramesa going up Orduña Pass. The single track in the section that connects Orduña with Miranda finally worked in my favor because all this traffic delayed the arrival of the Medway train, allowing me to even change point to avoid the graffiti that the tandem carries on the other side and so that the composition was well lit by a sun that saw fit to make its appearance, for the first time all morning, coinciding with the arrival of this train.

we're all just walking each other Home  

ram dass

ღ

when I am among the trees,

especially the willows and the honey locust,

equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,

they give off such hints of gladness.

i would almost say that they save me, and daily.

i am so distant from the hope of myself,

in which I have goodness, and discernment,

and never hurry through the world

but walk slowly, and bow often.

around me the trees stir in their leaves

and call out, "stay awhile."

the light flows from their branches.

and they call again, "it's simple," they say,

"and you too have come

into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled

with light, and to shine."

mary oliver

ღ

"dear old world" she murmured, "you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you"

anne of green gables

ღ

ꒌ ﹏﹏ ПАНДОРА има необично уређену палубу. Шта ли превози?

Ово је последња слика коју сам поставио овог марта 2026. Свима који ово читају и гледају желим благополучан, миран и плодан април, здраво расуђивање у смутним временима која би се могла назвати и Пандорином кутијом. Јер тешко да ће се до маја нешто разрешити. Ми пак имамо слободу да чувамо креативан поглед на свет око себе. Желим вам много добрих снимака у првом месецу који у целини лежи у пролећу – за неке најлепшем годишњем добу.

► █░▓ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ PANDORA displaying some unusually arranged first deck cargo space. Lots of boxes оn this Pandora! Captured while passing by Werkendam shipyards.

This inland motor freighter under the flag of Netherlands is 110 meters long and 11,5 meters wide with a draught of 2,5 meters. At the moment of publishing this image, after having spent the previous night at Lillo in larger Antwerpen area in Belgium, she is moored at Sas van Gent in Terneuzen-Gent channel, at a stone's throw reach from Belgian border. That is the southernmost point of the Netherlands' province of Zeeland.

Capture at the exact moment of astronomical sunset. The sun gone, and the light was already subdued so I have lifted the brightness of this image thanks to the advanced modern sensor technology and no less impressive editing software.

This is the last image I have uploaded in March of 2026. I want each and everyone who made it so far reading this caption, a very happy, peaceful and sunny April this year, wisdom, undisturbed reflexion, creative approach and outlook on the world around us, lots of worthy clicks and sound discernment in the first month that lies fully in the spring and has just commenced.

Olympus E-M1 orig, Olympus M.75-300mm f/4.8-6.7ii fully zoomed in at 300 mm (600 mm in full-frame terms). Overexposed ⅔ of a stop. Handheld with support. Shutter speed priority 1/500 of a sec resulting in f/7.1 at ISO 2000 – AWB. Sooc jpeg edited in Photos 10.0. Uncompressed, uncropped 4×3 format.

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I need miracle ...

Heavenly Father, in Jesus' name, I come before You asking for Your wisdom, You said in Your Word that if anyone lacks wisdom, he could ask of You and You would give to him liberally.

Lord, give me wisdom concerning guidance and direction to manage my responsibilities properly in my new projects and teach me how to manage properly and communicate with troublesome client.

Help me to take time to seek Your counsel and instruction before working with them.

I thank You, Lord, that as I operate and function in wisdom my steps are ordered and directed of You. I am not easily swayed or convinced by emotionalism or by pressure from others; instead, I thank You for common sense, guidance, discernment, and truth functioning and flowing in my life. I thank You that by wisdom my house is established and that I have discretion in all my activities, in Jesus' name. Amen.

Today is really a BLUE monday. T_T

ꒌ ﹏﹏ Холандску ПАНДОРУ (лево) престиже лакши и мањи немачки ВОЛАНТИС (десно).

Ово је прва серија слика коју сам поставио овог новог, тек начетог априла 2026. Свима који ово читају и гледају желим благополучан, миран и добрим чињењем плодан април. Посебно вам желим здраво расуђивање у смутним временима која би се могла назвати и Година Пандорине кутије. Јер тешко да ће се до маја па чак и до лета нешто разрешити. Злочинитељи су упорни у свом злочињењу. Ми пак имамо слободу да чувамо свој поглед на свет око нас и не учествујемо у злу већ у добру, макар и само мислено. Желим вам много ’погођених’ снимака у првом месецу који у целини лежи у пролећу – за неке најлепшем годишњем добу. У овом месецу нас чека експлозија светлости, а онда у мају — експлозија живота! Што су и два најважнија предуслова и компоненте сваке фотографије.

► █░▓ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ Heavy loaded PANDORA (left) is overtaken by smaller and lighter VOLANTIS (right), both rushing upstream and eastwards. They have already passed by De Werken shipyards with their many cranes.

PANDORA is an inland motor freighter, sails under the flag of Netherlands. She is 110 meters long and 11,5 meters wide with a draught of 2,5 meters. VOLANTIS, under the flag of Germany, is 91 meters long, 9 meters wide and currently moored in Tuindorp, the Netherlands Customs, next to German border at the very spot where the Boven-Rijn (the Upper Rhine) is renamed to the Bijlandsch Kanaal. The name which it will keep for mere 5 km (just over three miles!) before it continues as the Waal. The Waal shall soon be renamed to the Boven Merwede when it is joined by the Meuse, just before the bridge you can see too in this series of images. The Boven Merwede will keep its name for 9 km only. Just behind Volantis in the distance are the waters of the Nieuwe Merwede (left) and the Beneden Merwede to the right. However, it will change its name another several times before it reaches nearby Rotterdam. And that is, my dear visitor, the Dutch tradition with their own waterways. Which is just as logical and justified as the hundreds of names Inuits have for the various types of snow.

Captured exactly one minute after the astronomical sunset. It's the moment when the last trace of the Sun disappears behind the true horizon – provided the view of it has not being blocked for you to observe it. With the sun at the surface of the Earth gone, all the light on the water is reflection of the sky. Being already subdued the scenery was dark and murky. So I lifted the brightness of this image a bit.

This is the first series of images I am uploading in April of 2026. I want each and everyone of you who made it so far, reading this caption and watching the photograph, a happy, peaceful and sunny April this year. Lots of necessary wisdom, undisturbed reflexion, creative approach and outlook on the world around us, lots of worthy clicks and timeless captures as well as sound discernment in the first month that lies fully in the spring. It has just commenced. April is the Light Bringer, and May is the Life Bearer. Both being the very essentials we badly need for our photography!

Olympus E-M1 orig, Olympus M.75-300mm f/4.8-6.7ii zoomed in to 100 mm (200 mm in full-frame terms). Overexposed ⅔ of a stop. Handheld with support. Shutter speed priority 1/500 of a sec resulting in f/5.1 at ISO 640 – AWB. Sooc jpeg edited in Photos 10.0. Uncompressed, cropped to 16×10 format.

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Happy Tyrant Year! ⚔️

And as I step into 2026, I do so unapologetically. This will be MY year of selfishness rooted in self-preservation, confidence anchored in knowing my worth, divinity in honoring my higher self, & love that begins & ends with me. I’m entering this chapter as a reborn queen, moving with discernment, grace, & power. No longer shrinking, no longer explaining—only ascending, aligned, & choosing myself FULLY.

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