Waterfall Thoughts - 7/20/018

As I was near the waterfall I remembered my folks, whose 50 carousels of 100 slides I watched from all their 15 years of RV travels. Among them were the pictures of what must have been every waterfall in North America.
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So I thought on them and prayed as I will when hiking up all those kilometers. I’ll think something along these lines about you:

’For this is the safest way to protect the good things you enjoy: Realize how much your Creator has honored you above all other creatures.

He did not make the heavens in His image, nor the moon, the sun, the beauty of the stars or anything else which surpasses understanding.

You alone are a reflection of eternal beauty, a receptacle of happiness, an image of the true light.

And, if you look to Him, you will become what He is, imitating Him who shines within you, whose glory is reflected in your purity.

Nothing in the entire creation can equal your grandeur. All the heavens can fit into the palm of the hand of God . . . Although He is so great that He can hold all creation in His palm, you can wholly embrace Him.

He dwells in you...He prevades your entire being."
GregoryofNyssa 3rd C

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