Striking

 

 

    It certainly was a delight when one day someone brought us this cactus plant.  I suppose they call it a Christmas cactus because the usual thing is for it to bloom at Christmas time.  But that is not always the case.  Ours seems to bloom when it feels like it whether it is that season or not.  We are just thankful that from time to time it gives us the sight of its lovely colors. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     You can easily start a new plant by pinching the leaf off and planting it in the dirt.  But it likes a certain amount of water and not too much.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 "Jesus took objects in the view of his listeners as emblems by which to teach his truth. The people had come together to hear him while it was yet early morning. The glorious sun, climbing higher and higher in the blue sky, was chasing away the shadows that lurked in the valleys and among the narrow defiles of the mountains. The glory of the eastern heavens had not yet faded out. The sunlight flooded the land with its splendor, the placid surface of the lake reflected the golden light, and mirrored the rosy clouds of morning. Every bud and flower and leafy spray glistened with dew-drops. Nature smiled under the benediction of a new day, and the birds sang sweetly among the spreading trees. The Saviour looked upon the company before him, and then upon the rising sun, and said to his disciples, "Ye are the light of the world." The figure was peculiarly striking. As the sun lit up the landscape with his genial rays and scattered the shades of night, so the disciples were to diffuse the light of truth, and scatter the moral darkness that brooded over the world. In the brilliant light of morning the towns and villages situated upon the surrounding hills stood forth clearly and made an attractive feature of the scene. Jesus, pointing to them said, "A city that is set on a hill can not be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven." In these words Jesus taught his disciples that if they wished to direct others in the path of righteousness, their own example should be correct, and their acts reflect the light of truth."




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