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Pleased with Our Righteousness Until We Look to God
Luke 18:9; Philippians 3:9
So long as we do not look beyond the earth, we are quite pleased with our own righteousness, wisdom, and virtue; we address ourselves in the most flattering terms, and seem only less than demigods. But should we once begin to raise our thoughts to God, and reflect what kind of Being he is, and how absolute the perfection of that righteousness, and wisdom, and virtue, to which, as a standard, we are bound to be conformed, what formerly delighted us by its false show of righteousness will become polluted with the greatest iniquity; what strangely imposed upon us under the name of wisdom will disgust by its extreme folly; and what presented the appearance of virtuous energy will be condemned as the most miserable impotence. So far are those qualities in us, which seem most perfect, from corresponding to the divine purity. - JOHN CALVIN
Elliot Ritzema, 300 Quotations for Preachers from the Reformation (Pastorum Series; Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2013).
"Will Tahu find the humility and patience to earn deeper knowledge of fire and learn that not everything can be taken by force?"
Fourth creature of the series to make the G2 creatures into large and powerful elemental masters. Ikir came to completion in one day after I began tinkering with his head design. It's a good feeling when a moc comes together straightforwardly.
As usual, I recycled the head, but gave the creature different eyes from the rest. Boat studs made for great bird eyes in this case.
With Ikir, I thought that Tahu's challenge is basically the fact that he can't reach the flying bird. Assuming Tahu is fairly hot tempered, his trial is to learn that he can't simply force and take everything he wants. Instead, with Ikir, he must learn to earn, wait, give and compromise until he finds the connection he needs with Ikir.
The thunder of the falls deafens the excited cries of the tourists and the jaws of death are opened infront of us, teasing. Coursing with anger and passion the waters attempt to swallow up the Maid, but is in vein. As the rain falls heavy, soaking you to you're churning insides, you try to appreciate beauty, danger, history and raw power at the same time. Niagara Falls is without a doubt one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
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Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
— Proverbs 16:19
One of my favorite spot to shoot Changi Boardwalk, Singapore.
Non-HDR
No Photoshop
Raw converted to Jpeg
Adjusted contrast and saturation
Have you ever made a mess of a situation and then you had to make it right? I find that having humility is the key to handling the situation. Yes, I have had to eat crow in my day. I guess that is probably an experience that I will continue to have. Life is a trip!
Its on the darkest of winter days with the wind and snow on your face that true humility begins to show itself. We were passing through this place in a storm's last gasp and it was beautiful, but with numb fingers and frozen toes, the warmth of our cabin eventually won out.
One year, two perspectives. This image is part of a 365(+1) project, my friend Tilo and I are working on. If you want to see more, check out our website zweisichtig.de.
When you're surrounded by big and epic mountains, and you suddenly feel so small in comparison to the Universe.
#sip_humility #SiPgoes52
One year, two perspectives. This image is part of a 365(+1) project, my friend Tilo and I are working on. If you want to see more, check out our website zweisichtig.de.
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.
C. S. Lewis”
Macro Monday project – 09/30/13
“Knick Knack”
the words on the pages are a very famous quote from an awesome inspirational author- Marianne Williamson. i often reflect back on these wise words about what we are here to do..
it's really worth meditating on-
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear
is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness,
that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?
Actually who are we not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people
won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine as children do.
We were born to make manifest
the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And when we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others."
- Marianne Williamson from the book, "A Return to Love, Reflections on the Principles of A Course In Miracles"
special thanks to ruby blossom for the texture
© Photo By Oswaldo Ordóñez. All rights reserved. 2025
El origen del pesebre (o Belén) se atribuye a San Francisco de Asís, quien en 1223 recreó el nacimiento de Jesús con personas y animales vivos en Greccio, Italia, para enfatizar la humildad del evento, una práctica que se popularizó rápidamente y llevó a la creación de representaciones con figuras en toda Europa. La tradición llegó a América durante la conquista como herramienta de evangelización, adaptándose a las culturas locales, como en México, donde se fusionó con las posadas.
The origin of the Nativity scene (or crèche) is attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi, who in 1223 recreated the birth of Jesus with live people and animals in Greccio, Italy, to emphasize the humility of the event. This practice quickly became popular and led to the creation of Nativity scenes with figures throughout Europe. The tradition arrived in the Americas during the conquest as a tool for evangelization, adapting to local cultures, as in Mexico, where it merged with the posadas.
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"It ain't the heat, it's the humility." – Yogi Berra
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born Lorenzo Pietro Berra; May 12, 1925 – September 22, 2015) was an American professional baseball catcher who later took on the roles of manager and coach. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1946–1963, 1965), all but the last for the New York Yankees.
He was an 18-time All-Star and won 10 World Series championships as a player—more than any other player in MLB history. Berra had a career batting average of .285, while hitting 358 home runs and 1,430 runs batted in. He is one of only six players to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award three times.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
I met this young Punjabi a few weeks ago in front of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest city in Sikhism, located in the state of Punjab (India).
He was with two of his friends, they were bathing in the holy tank where I saw them for the first time and then they followed me for a while asking many things about photography.
They were really funny and full of energy.
I took many pictures, on this portrait he didn’t want to smile because he broke a tooth in the front and this is why he looks so serious.
I told him that I could fix this with Photoshop untill he goes to the dentist and I had to explain what this software is.
Like many Sikh children he is wearing a Patka.
It is is a simple cloth head covering, consisting of about two square feet of fabric with strings to secure it.
The Patka is also worn by many adult Sikhs as a under-turban as well.
It may be kept at bed-time as well, and during swimming and sports.
In Sikhism covering your head is an action with the attitude that there is something greater than you know.
Covering your head is also a declaration of humility, of your surrender to God.
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- Humility contains in itself the answer to all the great problems of the life of the soul. It is the only key to faith, with which the spiritual life begins: for faith and humility are inseparable.
-Thomas Merton
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In-between or a Gentle Parting
More beautiful than a face are you
Bargaining with time to seek a liturgy
Owned is your journey without invitation
Retreating, this monk slowly disappears
Following his heart an ancient song is heard
A journey such as this can take no friend
-Robert Cowlishaw
A new Catholic tribute by expressionist artist Stephen B. Whatley, created in pastel ,on November 17, the Feast Day of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.
From Magnificat, November 2015:
'Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.
As a young child Elizabeth, the daughter of Andrew, King of Hungary, was sent to the palace of Wartburg in Thuringia to be raised alongside her future husband, Ludwig. She was a prodigy of charity. From the age of fourteen, when she became queen, she served the poor with her own hands. It is said that on one occasion, Elizabeth hurried from the palace with her apron full of bread for the hungry, but was stopped by her angry husband. She opened the apron and a bunch of red roses tumbled out. After Ludwig's death in 1227, Elizabeth entered the Franciscan Third Order and gave herself wholly to nursing the sick. She died at the age of twenty-four.'
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary is Patron Saint of many causes, including the homeless.
More about St Elizabeth:
www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=45
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Hungary
Pastel on paper
23.4 x 16.5in/59 x 42cm
Here you can see there has been three entrances that have changed over time including a crusader arch.
I hereby officially conclude my first round of photographs of 100 Strangers!
Meet Katherine, my 100/100 strangers. We met in Albuquerque on a Saturday morning outside the Centennial Engineering Center on the campus of University of New Mexico (UNM). Katherine was facilitating event logistics for participants in the MATHCOUNTS® NM State Chapter tournament for middle schoolers who compete individually and as part of a team.
I dropped off my mathlete with his teammates and then had time to fill. The UNM campus was devoid of people because it was spring break. It was easy to spot Katherine standing outside a nearby building; it turned out to be the location of the MATHCOUNTS Countdown Round for later that morning. I observed her using her mobile phone. After ending the call, she did not leave her waiting place.
Opportunistically, I approached her. Katherine was indeed meeting a custodian to unlock the building door. She had several minutes to spare and was an easy enlistment.
We were in an area with open shade. I made several fruitless attempts to direct light on her using a light reflector, and even had her hold the light modifier. Eventually, I set it aside and we continued on while she sat patiently for the photographs.
During this project I encountered numerous subjects wearing eyeglasses. Many individuals removed them at my gentle suggestion. Katherine was disinclined to take them off, which gave an extra challenge of avoiding undesirable reflections and haze on her lenses. I moved myself around her to find a better position with diminished lens glare. In Photoshop post-processing, I created a “lenses only” layer, and tweaked the light levels to remove the majority of the unavoidable reflections. Our strangers present and we have to sort it out.
We spoke for a few minutes. Katherine was born in Dallas, TX, surrounded by her mother’s family. Her father, born and raised in New Mexico, decided to raise his children in his home state; they moved west.
“Long ago, I was interested in Mechanical Engineering. I didn’t do well enough in math. I was much better at writing and communications and found my way to science writing. That’s how I got to be part of science. Now, I work at the School of Engineering at UNM. I coordinate community outreach to middle and high school-aged students to get them interested in STEM learning. We want to show them possibilities and excite them about science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Events like today’s MATHCOUNTS serve as a portal for these young people. At least that's the hope.”
I asked if there was anything she wanted viewers of her portrait to think about when looking at her. Katherine paused thoughtfully. After a few moments she said the following, which I captured verbatim:
"Dream. I remember a painful time of my own life, from way back as a child. Some adult told me, 'Your problem is that you dream too big.' Don't let anybody tell you that. I was only a child, but I knew there was something wrong with that. This applies to any aspect of life. Just follow those big dreams and don't let anyone tear them down."
In this shot of Katherine, her head is tilted slightly upwards at my camera. The subtlety of her posture conveys her message of encouragement and self-confidence.
I thanked her for the important job she was doing: influencing and encouraging young minds to pursue STEM education. It was a pleasant, meaningful encounter. A few days later, I emailed to her a high resolution file that she could print as an 8x10 or share with her friends and family.
My now complete catalogue of 100 Strangers is here.
Project participants share their 100 strangers in the group pool here.
This is my 28th submission to the Human Family Group, an ongoing Flickr project for photographers who enjoy meeting and photographing strangers, any time, any place, with explicit permission, and a Joie de vivre.
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Thank you to all the generous human beings who participated as my subjects for this personal project. Thank you to everyone who followed or dropped in to experience my journey. A special thank you to all who offered me critique and constructive feedback, submission commentaries, private and public words of encouragement and even some favorites along the way.
I joined 100 Strangers to challenge myself to build photographic confidence, act with expeditiousness with my equipment and apply learned technique in my efforts. The end result of having photographed 100 Strangers means that I actually experienced the humor and humility of many more interactions with strangers than the aggregate in my catalogue.
In addition to my photographic growth, the project succeeded at humanizing the world and allowed me to recognize and value individuals. Photographing strangers brings people into close contact that otherwise may have no other impetus for doing so. I endeavored to reveal and acknowledge the strangers and render them with insights into what lies beneath their surface.
100 Strangers may be daunting for some, but I enjoyed and welcomed the unexpected. I proved to myself that I can maneuver my equipment quickly and effectively so I do not miss a perfect moment. This project has influenced how I see, what I look for, when I decide to make my shot, and how to manage and edit images after I click the shutter. This has been a very fulfilling experience. It feels good to cross this finish line.
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"Humility is the only defense against humiliation."
Ohyan is a Ko-Matoran who once served as a Captain in Yerinn’s standing military force, the Overguard.
Unlike most other Ko-Matoran who tend to avoid mingling with other Matoran types and who generally have no taste for battle, Ohyan stood a head above his brothers as both a competent field official and an even more competent warrior.
[Osaka Summer Siege - Sengoku Basara 3]
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Not too much is different from the original (with more story, if you're into that).
This time he's a bit closer to the 'Samurai' look I was going for, plus I cleaned his a lot up while cutting a tonne of his bulk (though I must say he still looks real fat, bother).
as much as life is filled with happiness...will also be moments of sadness and conflicts...but what makes life more beautiful...is of humble forgiveness...
Source: Huffpost | July 27, 2016
"10 Donald Trump Quotes That Should Horrify His Evangelical Supporters: This is how far Trump and his supporters have departed from the Gospel."
Note the date of this meme: 2016!
Obviously with Trump continuing to garner around 81% of the White Evangelical vote, they aren't horrified by this DT quote. Why not? Whatever happened to their mantra during the Clinton presidency that "Character Matters"?
For one well-researched explanation, check out:
"Do ... Evangelicals Like Trump for His Hatefulness?":
nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/do-conservative-evangelic...
For another, see: "Jesus vs. Trump" | Politicon
Jill Wine-Banks with John Fugelsang:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dItXeFSvXsI
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Trump v. Jesus / the Bible
On Arrogance:
Live in harmony with one another;
do not be arrogant….
do not claim to be wiser than you are. - Romans 12:16
Understand that in the last days distressing times will come
because people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,
and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, trying to look
all godly like, but denying the power of good.
They’ll be proud, ungrateful boasters, arrogant,
swollen with conceit, treacherous, reckless, ungodly
—inhuman even—implacable, abusive brutes
who slander others and hate what’s good.
AVOID THEM!
- 2 Timothy 3:1-7
The wicked freely strut about
when citizens exalt what is base.
- Psalm 12:5, 8
The rich may be clever in their own eyes,
but perceptive poor folk can see right through them.
- Proverbs 28:11
Whoever doesn’t agree with
the sound teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ
[like the Beatitudes] is conceited, understanding nothing,
and has a morbid craving for controversy and disputes….
From these come envy, dissension, slander, base suspicions,
and wrangling among those who are depraved in mind,
and denying the true reality of things,
and imagining that if they just act as if they were ‘godly,’
they’ll end up being ‘blessed’ with wealth.
- 1 Timothy 6:3-10 [paraphrase]
Psalm 10:
Yahweh, You seem so removed from the evil playing out.
Don’t You care, God?
Why play hide and seek when we need You most?
The proud persecute the poor and needy.
Pour out on them the evil they plot against others!
They brag about their endless greed,
And promote other greedy people.
They think they’re beyond justice’s reach, even from You!
They think nothing can bring them down, not even You!
They spout out curses, lies and threats.
Only chaos ensues from their schemes.
They pounce on the poor and plunder the disadvantaged.
Yahweh, break their power and strong armed tactics.
You understand the hopes of the humble.
Answer the cries of the oppressed; comfort them with justice.
May they no longer be troubled and terrified by the proud.
- Psalm 10 [paraphrase]
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On Explore! December 5, 2007! #403
Thank you very much to all of you my dear Flickr friends for your so kind comments!
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I'd an apparition near my Wild River... an interview by an angel...!!! :)))
angiereal.blogspot.com/2007/11/interview-with-my-flickr-f...
My wild river reflection!
What a beautiful third eye she had the little Queen of my wild river!!! :)))
Acceptance, openness, responsiveness, flexibility… prerequisite to be the host of the little Queen who lives in us… to peacefully observe the glory of her Kingdom! Building on the vision of others to address the narrowness of his own views… smallness becomes greatness… According to the Tao… the greatness through the humility!
Reflet de ma rivière sauvage!
Quel troisième œil elle a la petite Reine de ma rivière sauvage!!! :)))
Acceptation, ouverture, réceptivité, souplesse… condition indispensable pour être l’hôte de la petite Reine qui vit en chacun de nous … pour pouvoir observer paisiblement la gloire de son Royaume! S’appuyer sur la vision d’autrui pour remédier à l’étroitesse de ses propres vues… la petitesse devient grandeur… Selon le Tao … la grandeur par la voie de l’humilité!
Kleine Queen of Hearts… Juliane Werding!!!
A Lesson From the Rice Stalks
“… Those rice stalks that stand tall and straight are empty and have nothing. It is those which are bent and lowly that are heavy with grain.."
~Fr. Jerry Orbos .
Moment with the Lord
"God resists the proud but bestows His favor on the lowly."
~James 4:16
2008-11-19 #500
A candid shot taken in Brookfield place,Toronto.
"Brookfield Place (formerly BCE Place) is an office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ....
"Allen Lambert Galleria, sometimes described as the "crystal cathedral of commerce", is an atrium designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava which connects Bay Street with Sam Pollock Square. The six story high pedestrian thoroughfare is structured by eight freestanding supports on each side of the Galleria, which branch out into parabolic shapes evoking a forest canopy or a tree-lined avenue because of the presence of building facades along the sides of the structure.[10]
The Galleria was the result of an international competition and was incorporated into the development in order to satisfy the City of Toronto's public art requirements.[11] It is a frequently photographed space, and is heavily featured as a backdrop for news reports, as well as TV and film productions." - Wikipedia
Best seen large by clicking on the photo.
Thanks for visiting, enjoy your Sunday.
Shine your soul with the same
egoless humility as the rainbow
and no matter where you go
Tomorrow is one of my unfavorite days… Maybe because subconsciously, my body remembers everything it went through that day before I was born. Because I was supposed to be born tomorrow, July 26. But as my mom loves to say, if some unknown power saved me that day, then there must be a reason. I always remember that! And there are times when I start to take things for granted. Then I stop myself and make myself look back to time from birth till mid twenties. I have no right to take things for granted!
[...] Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility [...]
-- Quote by Saint Augustine (Ancient Roman Christian Theologian and Bishop of Hippo from 396 to 430. One of the Latin Fathers of the Church. 354-430)
Nikon D200, Samyang 8mm, f/3.5 - 8mm - f/8 - 2s - HDR 5xp +2/-2EV
San Felice Circeo, Italy (March, 2016)
So busy for now and so slow to flickr .These two pics are " post and run" but will be back on Friday to catch up see your photos :) Thank you all for your past views and comments on my photostream ,they're well appreciated :)
Take care and God bless you friends :)
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Here are tidbits of news ,videos ,opinions etc that may interests people
especially those who have waken up and watching the times :
*Unbelievable Madness In The Fast Lane - Extraordinary and creepy ,perhaps spiritually demonically possessed twins and was defined in secular /pyschiatric terms as mental illness or puff of madness .
* New York's CANNIBAL COP Accused of Plotting to Kidnap 100 Women ,Wanted " girl meat " for Thanks Giving Dinner Note : The demons had been loosed and their appetites are being made manifest !
* Cameras Inside Mannequins Spying on Shoppers
* Why Are We Being Kept In The Dark Over GMOs ?
* Zombie Apocalypse Upon Us? Human Brain-Eating Fungus Kills 30 Americans
* Genitically Modified Humans ?New Gene-Altering Drug Paves Way For Mass Modification
* The Nephilim Built the Pyramids -The Great Separation - Patrick Heron ~ Coast to Coast AM
* The Antichrist & Prophecy- Patrick Heron 05_21_2009 ~ Coast to Coast AM - Interview with Richard ... and Patric Heron from C2C
Superstorm hits Australia's east coast with 4000 lightning strikes in one hour in Brisbane
* Bizarre muppet-like beast discovered
* Europa goddess to feature on Euro notes from May
* GMO Babies now Being Engineered in Labs Under Guise of Preventing Incurable Disease
* Santa Monica " US District Judge" Rejects Jesus!! ~Paul Begley Video
We can't even argue the fact that majority of today's generation are godless and ,blasphemous .....
* "MOUNT DOOM" NZ Volcano Erupts While Clinton Meets Mursi? Is this an omen that all their peace talks is doomed ? That everything starting from this confideration of nations against Israel is sign post towards world doom ....
* "Texas Pileup" 140 Vehicles 2 Dead 80 Injured Thanksgiving
* Bible Prophecy signs in our face November 21, 2012
Bus Explosion at Tel Aviv Israel
* Israel Responds "Hits Gaza Hard" (Live Video) After Bus Explosion In Tel Aviv
Israel retaliated after the Bus Explosion .What can Israel do but to defend themselves and defend the covenant land given by God unto the descendants of Abram , Isaac ,Jacob and so on.
God is with Israel .
* "Green Jacket" Anderson Cooper Shaken Blast! Clinton!
The ceasefire failed . The enemies of the "land" carried on their assaults on Israel with their raging anger.There will never be real peace in Jerusalem brokered by men /governments .This conflict will possibly grow bigger and boom - the one spoken in Psalm 83 which is prophetic .In Zechariah 12 (you can read the whole chapter )
that Israel will be as a trembling cup ,burdensome stone to nations and many will hate Israel.
But take note God will continually defend Israel .God ordained this conflict to draw in all of them that hate Israel from the beginning into their destruction ,as God wrath is upon those wh are unto dividing his land . When we see the total destruction ,that people of the world will see Him as the only God Almighty,and His words are true.
A warning of those wishing and those acting upon the destruction of Israel/Jerusalem ,
Here's from Zachariah 12 :9 a prophetic word from the God of Israel .
" It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
If God is your enemy ,you think you can withstand his coming wrath ? Rather be very afraid,
as a word of warning .