(sunrise / Rosemary Beach, Fl / Julie Cook / 2019)
“Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty,
persevere in it for this very reason.
God often desires to see what love your soul has,
and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.”
St. John of the Cross
Amen, and again I say, AMEN!!
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.”
― Pope John Paul II
(tiny redheaded woodpecker / Julie Cook / 2015)
And on this January day,
as the sun rose high into the crisp blue sky,
all of Nature could be heard rejoicing. . .
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
(female Flicker looking skyward / Julie Cook / 2015)
(female sparrow nibbling a branch / Julie Cook / 2015)
(both Peaches and a lizard enjoy a respite from the cold rains / Julie Cook / 2015)
(closeup of someone who should still be hibernating up on my sleeve / Julie Cook / 2015)
(small bed of moss / Julie Cook / 2015)
And as the beautiful sun settled downward in the distant western sky,
at the ending of this beautiful January day,
all of Nature could be heard whispering . . .
Amen, Amen, Amen
(Day is done as the sun sets in the western sky / Julie Cook / 2015)
