Tuesday, August 21, 2007

The Lord our God delights in you


I have a beautiful bunch of poppies sitting on my kitchen table. I bought it last weekend and it consisted of pods with about two flowers. Each of the pods has popped and out has burst a magnificent flower.

In Kyrgyzstan, during May, the alps are covered in wild poppies. They are bright red and orange. We missed seeing them at their peak, but a few remained such as those on this postcard.

I think of God when He looks at poppies. I imagine that He looks down at His people, who are the most unlikely looking "pods" and then they burst forth - he takes great delight in our uniqueness. He loves each of his creations. I think that sometimes when we look at ourselves, we see the pod, but God sees the flower.

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