Happy are those who delight in the Lord, and meditate day and night.
They are like trees planted by streams of water,
which yield their fruit in its season.
In all that they do, they prosper.
Psalm 1:1-3 excerpts
I think of this first Psalm whenever I come upon a stream bordered by bushes and trees, especially those that yield blooms, berries, fruit, or pine cones. Any walk that features plant life can stimulate meditation, probably because natural surroundings remind me of the Creator who loves me, and I delight in knowing that. Here in the mountains where I live, it's easy to overlook the streams and lakes and snowdrifts, and the clouds that feed them. But in meditating upon the whole, and the Source of the beauty around me, I find that the Master of it all walks with me. Then when the desert times arrive, I can look for the flowers that flourish in the dry shadows. Those are the seasons of secret prosperity. Shalom, Mother BE
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Art by David E. Iles, South of Fairplay, CO, photo by Ken Brin
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