On a trip through the woods recently, I came across these beautiful lichens and fungi growing throughout the area.
As I continued to find and photograph the various kinds and patterns, I noticed how they attached to different parts of trees, both living and dead, and even to rocks. It reminded me of how stuff gets attached and growing into or onto our lives th
at we don’t necessarily want – like extra baggage or a parasite.
Sometimes it may be a bother and something we have tried to get rid of, but here it still is! There are times when those things are not important to worry about any longer. It's time to just accept them for what they are and move on.
We can still retain our focus and our purpose and let it become a thing of beauty to behold, even as it draws more attention to our often dull-co
lored lives! Maybe I’m stretching it a little bit here in my analogy, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Sometimes there is nothing we can do about the stuff that attaches itself to our life. We just have to deal with it, to make the best of it.
As I continued to find and photograph the various kinds and patterns, I noticed how they attached to different parts of trees, both living and dead, and even to rocks. It reminded me of how stuff gets attached and growing into or onto our lives th
at we don’t necessarily want – like extra baggage or a parasite.Sometimes it may be a bother and something we have tried to get rid of, but here it still is! There are times when those things are not important to worry about any longer. It's time to just accept them for what they are and move on.
We can still retain our focus and our purpose and let it become a thing of beauty to behold, even as it draws more attention to our often dull-co
lored lives! Maybe I’m stretching it a little bit here in my analogy, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Sometimes there is nothing we can do about the stuff that attaches itself to our life. We just have to deal with it, to make the best of it.So why not enjoy the unusual patterns and beautiful enhancement to the fabric of our lives? I like to think of God as an artist, using everything in our life to fashion the beautiful masterpiece of each one of us when he is done and our lives are held up f
or inspection and delight of the Master Craftsman!
As there is great beauty and variety in each of these lichen pictures on the trees, so there is great potential for wonderment in the outcome of our lives. As we allow some colorful growth to take place in and around us, we can trust God to know what’s best for us in the long run!
or inspection and delight of the Master Craftsman!As there is great beauty and variety in each of these lichen pictures on the trees, so there is great potential for wonderment in the outcome of our lives. As we allow some colorful growth to take place in and around us, we can trust God to know what’s best for us in the long run!
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