Paul and I spent a couple of hours yesterday walking around Longwood Gardens – always a beautiful place to be any time of year. The air was crisp, there was quite a breeze, and there were a few clouds in the sky, but no rain. Besides walking, I was there to learn more about the settings on my camera and play with a new lens. We started by checking out the sunflower fields that I read about in the paper in the morning. Just down the road from the main entrance there are acres and acres of sunflowers in full bloom at this special time of year of ingathering. Wow – you couldn’t help but be happy around all those sunshiny faces, nodding to each other in the wind, happily greeting the bees who came to taste what they had to offer. There was a steady stream of people gathering to take in the beauty of it all - old people, young people, families with children – smiling, chatting, walking in wonder through the field, in search of the perfect photo.
It’s not so different from church, is it? On Sunday, we’ll be gathering once again. I look forward to seeing your sunshiny faces there, welcoming each other, nodding and chatting with each other, meeting new people who have been drawn to this spiritual home of seekers we love. I hope that you come with great hopes and dreams of who we must be in the world – and that you share them with me and the others on our board.
See you in church!
In faith,
Nancy
I went looking for that same sunflower field that day and I wasn't able to find it. I had my camera ready but never got to take the picture. You ended up taking the picture I was hoping to take. I love it!! They do look like sunshiny faces nodding to each other.
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