Have you wondered why I chose the salad bowl photo for my blog masthead? Now you do :+) Actually I really just like the photo, and it is one that I took myself because of the contrasting foliage. I love the blending and contrasting of different foliage colors and textures in a landscape. I never noticed until the other day, though, that there is a broken leaf in the pic. See it? It’s toward the middle right side, halfway between the yellow and blue pansies. Ha ha! I never noticed before. It is a reminder that when we are broken, we need the support of others around us. This salad bowl is not a prepared salad, but a pot of salad greens and edible flowers growing together. We all grow together, but we do it so much better in the company of others. (I’m the pansy on the left :+) We’re all broken, though, aren’t we? At some moments in my life, I’ve been more broken than I want to remember. As I went through the few years before my divorce, how could I have ever made it without the support of those around me? Unfortunately, even with support, this broken lettuce leaf surely turned brown after this photo was taken. It had been detached from its lifeline. If you know someone who is not staying close to needed support, distancing himself from others…prop him up, will you? And pray for him. Pray that Christ will give him the strength needed to carry on.
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wow, i love reading your post thank you.. it encourage me.. I am currently confuse of what I will do, I am a Filipino but Im here in Thailand which is a Bhuddist country. One of my friend invited me to a english service church,(Full Gospel Music) they need worship leaders and me and my friend participated as a leader, though I can see, feel that the church is a little bit waek because its like there is no proper pastor, ther is no proper leader, but still we just gather together and create this group to lead a english christian service. I was loving being a worship leader but suddenly my friend decided that she dont want to go to church she dont want to attend singing practice. I was like oh no I think me too.. But I prayed and read some articles here on net about faith. Thanks for your post. Im sorry if I expressed my feelings on your site. Pray for me too. Thanks
Lulubelle, I’m glad you made the comment on my post, and I will pray for you and for your friend. The whole purpose for my blog is to pray for the church, and I will pray for yours as well. It is harder (but not impossible!) to stay strong if you do not have a body of believers to support you and encourage you. I pray that for you!