serenity for the new week

...the love of God saturating his countenance and light spilling out all over the place
I understand that growth is a natural process, and that part of the definition of life necessarily involves change, but sometimes I'm blown away by how dramatic biology is when it runs rampant in the garden and beyond.
The one who was sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this, because these words are true and can be trusted" (Revelation 21:5). There's no real time available for posting today, so I'll reprise the "four-photo" format. It's another spectacular spring day in North Carolina. The morning …