Excerpt from The Ark, The Reed and The Fire Cloud-"Above that line are the meadows and the higher you go, the more sparse vegetation becomes. At such high altitudes, plants form into isolated "pillows." It is fascinating to observe that the most brilliant colors of plants are found at the highest elevations, which are exposed the the most severe weather."......"Perhaps it is the strength of the little plant that comes through when it is tested by the severe conditions. The winds sculpt to make it soft, and the sun brings out the brilliant color." said Liz pensively.
That's kind o' like life, then," remarked Al......
That spoke volumes to me last night. My spirit knows these things but sometimes my mind doesn't want to conceive those hard places we have to go to in our lives are the very things that make us beautiful...most brilliant...refined....
It's not a matter of adding things to our life that make us great...its the stripping away of all that is our own doing and letting the fires, heat, and severity of life... chisel us down to who God really wants us to become.
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