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He led you through the vast and dreadful desert, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venemous snakes and scorpions.
Deut. 8:15
Photo of a Mockingbird atop our pine tree given a painterly effect and with an added Scripture verse. Available for purchase: fineartamerica.com/featured/mockingbird-scripture-denise-...
Day 2 - If I could sum this day up in a word, it would be "women" ~as i shake my head~... One day, I hope I'll get to use this scripture for when I propose. That day wont' be for a while though haha.
...And I WILL Make you..[answer?]
Follow Him and You WILL not remain silent. How we treat others is how we treat Jesus.
The soldiers bowed before Jesus, making fun of him, saying ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ They spat on Jesus. They began to beat him on the head. Then they led him away to be crucified.” (Mark 15:18-19).
The soldiers’ assignment was simple. Take the Nazarene to the hill and kill him. But they wanted to have some fun first. Strong, armed soldiers encircled an exhausted, nearly dead Galilean carpenter and beat up on him. The beating was commanded. The crucifixion was ordered. But the spitting? Spitting isn’t intended to hurt the body—it can’t. Spitting is intended to degrade the soul, and it does.
Ever done that? Maybe you haven’t spit on anyone, but have you gossiped? Raised your hand in anger? Ever made someone feel bad so you would feel good? Our Lord explained this truth in Matthew 25:40: How we treat others is how we treat Jesus!
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 7:12)
from He Chose the Nails-Max Lucado.
This is what God says,
the God who builds a road right through the ocean,
who carves a path through pounding waves,
The God who summons horses and chariots and armies—
they lie down and then can’t get up;
they’re snuffed out like so many candles:
“Forget about what’s happened;
don’t keep going over old history.
Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.
It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it?
There it is! I’m making a road through the desert,
rivers in the badlands.
Here is a scene from inside the First Presbyterian Church in central Montana. This church was built in the 1890's and has exquisite craftsmanship inside, including detailed stained glass work which is over a century old. The chapel is built theatre style with elevated seating. Truly a great photographic experience, along with pleasant parishioners as well.
I am offering free artwork with encouraging scripture for anyone who may want it in this uncertain economic time. Take comfort in knowing God cares for you and wants to help.
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Pali Chanting in 2006 and the forthcoming Pali Tipitaka Recitation in 2008.
In 2006, Maha Bodhi Society of India made elaborate arrangements to celebrate the 2550th Buddha Jayanti that marks Sakyamuni Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana (passing away).
The year-long programme was started from Kolkota, or formerly Calcutta, where Anagarika Dhammapala, the founder of the Society launched and steered the Buddhist revival movement 115 years ago.
A 3-day ‘International Conference on Humanism’ was held from January 7-9 at Science City, Kolkota. The conference saw a huge participation of delegates from all spheres of life.
The Buddha Jayanti celebrations were carried forward through a week-long celebration at Buddhagya from February 13th to 19th, 2006. The Inaugural ceremony was held at Kalchakra Maidan in Buddhagaya. The month-long Tripitaka chanting was also inaugurated at the sacred Maha Bodhi tree in Maha Bodhi Vihara, Buddhagaya. A number of seminars were organized including the International Buddhist Seminar, International Homoeopathic Seminar, Inter-Religious Conference and International Buddhist Cultural programme at Kalchakra Maidan in Buddha Gaya.
Thus, the most historic of all the Maha Bodhi Society acitivities was the revival of Tipitaka's Pali Chanting. The most important practice in the Theravada tradition would now be organised annually during February.
Now that in 2007 the World Tipitaka Edition in Roman script was presented and permaently enshrined in the Maha Bodhi Society Temple, Dhamma Society has made a full support for the forthcoming 2008 Pali Tipitaka Recitation among international lay devotees.
These pictures of past chating activities 2006 are from Maha Bodhi Society of India.
Digital Archive from Dhamma Society World Tipitaka Project, 1999-2007.
Located on the northern edge of town, exactly at the foot of Elephant Hill, the Jade Spring Park is green with grass and shaded by swaying willow trees, including some fit-in buildings like Five - Phoenix Tower, Moon - Embracing Pavilion and Suocui Bridge. The park is also called Black Dragon Pool (Heilongtan) Park. The Dongba Research Institute and a small museum constitute a renovated complex on the hillside offering Dongba scrolls and artifacts on display.
Dongba culture originated in the primary polytheistic Naxi religion, which incorporated elements of Lamaism, Buddhism, and Daoism. The Dongba scriptures comprise a series of more than 20,000 books done in Naxi pictographs along with more than 2,000 hieroglyphs - a form of writing invented by the Naxi people more than 1,000 years ago. The name itself, Dongba, is the name applied to the shamans of this culture - wise men who combined the functions of witch doctor, scholar, craftsman, and artist.
Jade Spring Park covers an area of 11,390 square meters and includes many distinctive and ravishing sites. When entering the park, you will see a charming white marble bridge lying across the emerald water. It is the Suocui Bridge. The symmetrical five bridge holes make a beautiful inverted reflection in water, together with Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Elephant Hill, the sapphire sky and the white clouds thereinto. Dragon God Temple (Longshen Temple) which is at the east of the park was built by the local Naxi people in 1737 and was given the title of 'Dragon God of Jade Spring' by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty in the same year. At least 500 kinds of flower are planted in the garden and the temple now serves as an exhibition hall for seasonal horticultural shows and art displays. Five-Phoenix Tower is located at the north end of the park. It is built in the 29th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1601).
La Alhambra, Granada, Provincia de Granada, Andalucía, Spain
50mm
Minolta SRT 101 + Rokkor-X 50mm f1/.4 lens + Film