tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774681833222176907.post2124939731596993510..comments2024-02-18T06:21:45.375-06:00Comments on ~<i>The Three Prayers</i>: Sparks, Fireflies and SurprisesJanet Cupohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037555111680888247noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774681833222176907.post-89363985963715083792015-05-12T10:16:02.545-05:002015-05-12T10:16:02.545-05:00There have been years when there were 4 times as m...There have been years when there were 4 times as many as there are this year, but still, it's beautiful.<br /><br />Maybe the grandchildren could see them at your mother's sometime.<br /><br />AMDGJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069018443486415173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774681833222176907.post-78518980960774447172015-05-12T08:54:01.808-05:002015-05-12T08:54:01.808-05:00Sacrament. Outward and visible signs. Being drawn...Sacrament. Outward and visible signs. Being drawn upward by the things He has made (Romans 1:18-20). Lewis: “We cannot see light, though by light we can see things. Statements about God are extrapolations from the knowledge of other things which the divine illumination enables us to know ” – verbiage too clunky – I think that your verbiage is better!<br />My daughters may have grown up without seeing fireflies – at least at my house – here in rural West Texas. I asked my husband, who grew up out here. He said he has not seen any in a long time. <br />I appreciate the Cowper reference. I found the hymn in an older Methodist hymnal and sang it as part of my meditation time this morning. Jane Austen seemed very fond of Cowper. I remember literature books from which I taught that merely mentioned Cowper as a crazed fanatic (probably not in such strong terms).<br />Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774681833222176907.post-89135191780757159142015-05-11T21:48:06.644-05:002015-05-11T21:48:06.644-05:00You're fortunate. I haven't seen fireflies...You're fortunate. I haven't seen fireflies in that quantity since I was a child. I noticed a few here several nights ago, but very few. Only rarely have I seen them in any number. I don't know if insecticides have killed them off or what, but I really miss them. And they should be there for the children.Machttp://www.lightondarkwater.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774681833222176907.post-66552272007789389212015-05-11T06:28:04.973-05:002015-05-11T06:28:04.973-05:00So meaningful to me. Thanks for the beauty and for...So meaningful to me. Thanks for the beauty and for sharing.Marynoreply@blogger.com