Call – #rethinkchurch

(Once again I’m following ReThinkChurch’s prompts for a photo-a-day during Lent.)

 

The air is alive with the calls of birds looking for mates, nesting, raising families. And raising families is hungry work!

Live – #rethinkchurch

(Once again I’m following ReThinkChurch’s prompts for a photo-a-day during Lent.)

 

 “My face marks the sunny hours, what can you say of yours?”, in the garden where I live.

Celebrate – #rethinkchurch

(Once again I’m following ReThinkChurch’s prompts for a photo-a-day during Lent.)

 

 The rhododendrons are opening to celebrate spring.

See – #rethinkchurch

(Once again I’m following ReThinkChurch’s prompts for a photo-a-day during Lent.)

On clear days we can just barely see the Olympic Mountains to the west. But even though we can’t always see them, doesn’t mean they aren’t there – all the time.

Meditate – #umcrethinkchurch

(Once again I’m following ReThinkChurch’s prompts for a photo-a-day during Lent.)

Seek – #rethinkchurch

(Once again I’m following ReThinkChurch’s prompts for a photo-a-day during Lent.)

…seeking rest for my soul…

Truth – #rethinkchurch

(Once again I’m following ReThinkChurch’s prompts for a photo-a-day during Lent.)

There’s a dark underbelly to the history of Tacoma, including the mistreatment and expulsion of the Chinese in the late 1880s. They were driven out of town and put on open train cars in the pouring rain. Many died on the trip to either Seattle or Portland. This history is as much TRUTH, as the beautiful views of Mt Rainier, the tranquil waterfront on Puget Sound, and the exquisite flowers and gardens that I celebrate usually on this site. The only way to live with this TRUTH is to remember it, confess it, and try to live our lives so that we make amends.

Mercy – #rethinkchurch

(Once again I’m following ReThinkChurch’s prompts for a photo-a-day during Lent.)

The mercy of a cloudless, sunny day after several days of wind and rain.

Forgive – #rethinkchurch

(Once again I’m following ReThinkChurch’s prompts for a photo-a-day during Lent.)

The setting sun promises forgiveness for the broken promises and hurts of today, and encourages me to do better tomorrow.

Celebrate – #rethinkchurch

(Once again I’m following ReThinkChurch’s prompts for a photo-a-day during Lent.)

The white-crowned sparrow returned to celebrate spring with his beautiful song “See, see, pretty, pretty me-eee”. (Be sure to click through and listen to him.)