"We love because he first loved us."

"19 We love because he first loved us.

1 John 4:19 (New International Version)


my graphic creation using this original image


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"Arise, shine, for your light has come..."

1 "Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the LORD rises upon you."


Isaiah 60:1 (New International Version)


a view from near my apartment

"He has made everything beautiful in its time."

"11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end."

Ecclesiastes 3:11 (English Standard Version)



a bloom from one of my cactus on my balcony




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"One is nearer God's Heart in a garden"

"The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,
One is nearer God's Heart in a garden
Than anywhere else on earth."
~ Dorthy Frances Gurney




blossoms from one of my cactus on my balcony



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The fruitful tree

7 "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him.

8 He will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit."

Jeremiah 17:7-8 (New International Version)


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Simple Gifts

SIMPLE GIFTS



1. 'Tis a gift to be simple,
2. 'Tis a gift to be free,
3. 'Tis a gift to come down,
4. Where we ought to be,
5. And when we find ourselves,
6. In the place that's right,
7. 'Twill be in the valley,
8. Of love and delight

~ Ninteenth~ Century Shaker Hymn



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Of love and delight

"Of love and delight"
~ part of a nineteenth-century Shaker hymn


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'Twill be in the valley

" 'Twill be in the valley"
~ part of a nineteenth-century Shaker hymn


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In the place that's right

"In the place that's right"
~ part of a nineteenth-century Shaker hymn

And when we find ourselves

"And when we find ourselves"
~ part of a nineteenth-century Shaker hymn



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"Where we ought to be"

"Where we ought to be"
~ part of a nineteenth-century Shaker hymn



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'Tis a gift to come down

" 'Tis a gift to come down"
~ part of a nineteenth-century Shaker hymn




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'Tis a gift to be free

" 'Tis a gift to be free"
~ part of a nineteenth-century Shaker hymn



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'Tis a gift to be simple'

" 'Tis a gift to be simple"
~ part of a nineteenth-century Shaker hymn




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"But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love."

"But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13:13
American Standard Version


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1. Be courteous.,
2. Hope always.,
3. Make friends.,
4. Have faith.

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"Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. ..." James 4:8

"Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. ..."
James 4:8


And, note... this is only part of this Scripture.
This is found listed here under World English Bible.


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'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' Acts 20:35

35"In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
Acts 20:35

From the New American Standard Bible


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