Whisperings of Love

This musing came to me as I was on silent retreat, looking out at the pine cones dancing in the breeze, out my cottage/hermitage-window, and meditating on  how truly deep God's love is for me. When my eyes are open to this, I am in awe and reach out in joy as Mary Magdelene did when she realized that Christ was right there before her- and alive..as she whispered:"Rabboni"
-Sometimes, the whisper is the deepest expression of a deep emotion true and pure.
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And now as Pentecost arrives wait in awe again as more of His love and life enfolds before us.

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Bright pointy Pine cones..

New seedlings,

                   Joying in life.

Dancing on wind,

Waving in sunshine,

Weaving on  breeze.

Fruit of the Branch!

Child of the Tree.

Nourished with well-springs

Of surging, life-giving sap.

Deeply rooted by waters of Life.

What are you here for?

This moment in time...

But to grow, burst with life- abundant and true,

Strengthened with winds of time and tumult,

Then fall and crumble- sink into earth,

Fecund earth,soft receptive soil.

               Enfolded in

                                             Dark Night of Earth.

Agony, waiting, longing...

.... A glimmer, a wonder..

     Hope...

A bursting forth.

Small seedling,

  to

Majestic Pine.

Whispering..

                   Life- to my soul.

Whose design is this?

Whisper it to the world.

        Whisper!

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Gloria Taliotis June 1 2011

Hosea14:8. O Ephraim, what more do I have to do with idols?
I will anwer him and will care for him. I AM LIKE A GREAT PINE TREE, your FRUITFULNESS comes from me.

Amplified Bible (AMP)

Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have answered [him] and will regard and watch over him; I am like a green fir or cypress tree; with Me is the fruit found [which is to nourish you.
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Gleenings on the Pine Cone.

Ancient spirituality makes connections with the pine cone, one of the most ancient fruits on the planet. Throughout.the ages the pine cone has been a symbol of human enlightenment. There is a story that the Pine Cone was actually the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil that was eaten by Eve. 

  

Some ancient cultures consider the pinecone symbolic of spiritual ascension and immortality. The Bible mentions pinecones on several occasions. One of these is the story in Genesis 32 of Jacob wrestling all night with God. Jacob, now Israel, calls the name of the place Peniel, for " I have seen God face to face, and my life was preserved. And as he passed over Peniel, the Sun rose upon him." The literal translation of the word peniel here is "face of God".

 

The pineal gland, at the  centre of the human brain is shaped like, and is named after the Pinecone.It is linked to the body's perceiption of light. It modultaes our sleep patterns  It is islolated from the blood /brain barriersystem and receives more blood flow than any other area in the body except the kidneys.

It is extremely affected by light, and takes action according to what it senses. Similarly, pine cones will open themselves up to the sun’s rays, and close up during cloudy or stormy days. Sunny days offer conditions for the tiny seedlings nestled in the scales of the pinecone to become airborne more easily.  Damp or rainy days have  poor seed spreading conditions so the pinecone just closes during these weather conditions.

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As I watch the pine cones floating on a breeze , I sense a whispering of God's light and love nourishing my inmost being... and I catch glimpses of the face of God.

Even Song

Golden Fire of Son
On my window hovering,
Piercing through clouds of grey,
Shine your rays upon me pray.
Burning, blinding, purging Light,
But for a moment, before the night,
Then rest beneath your covering.

Shimmering clouds, silvery bright,
In the shadows made by Light,
Peace, my soul, at rest- respite,

Whispering Aspens herald the night.
Gloria Taliotis
June 8,2011

Quiet Places

Sometimes God calls us to stay....
even if it is in the agony .. until He is finished working...
When we are lost, we need to be still
             so that we can be found ...even in the dark....
In the dark starts resurrection work.
Seedlings sprout!
Renewal starts
God longs to do deep resurrection work..
....Stay til the work is done
Embrace the now....
Hold it close.
Know it.
Then release.
Arms open wide..

Deep deep pain  ....births wellsprings of abundant JOY

Calm after the Storm. June 1 2011. G. Taliotis

Lean Hard

 Whenever trying times tend to overwhelm me I learn to Lean Hard!

..........And joy in His wondrous  Gifts.

This tree of Life blossoms at my sister's place on Lake Mindemoya.

Lean Hard

Child of My love, lean hard,

And let me feel the pressure of thy care;

I know thy burden child,

I shaped it.

Poised it in Mine own hand, made no proportion

In it’s weight to thy unaided strength;

For even as I laid it on, I said:

“I shall be near, and while you lean on Me,

This burden shall be Mine not yours;”

So shall I keep My child within the

Circling arms of My love.

Here lay it down, nor fear

To impose it on a shoulder which upholds

The government of the worlds.

Yet closer come;

Thou art not near enough,

I would embrace thy care

So I might feel My child reposing on My breast.

Thou lovest me?

I knew it. Doubt not then;

But

Loving Me,

Lean hard.

 From an insert in an old Bible of my Dad’s from bible college days I think circa 1945

Cast thy burden upon the Lord and He shall sustain thee” (Psalm 55:22).
“Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you” (1 Peter 5:7).

The original piece was written by Octavious Winslow (1808-1878)

in “Christ’s Sympathy To weary Pilgrims”.

Hope On A Dark Rainy Thursday

Your Son was spent.
The veil was rent.

Father-Glory Shine....
O Power divine!
Light our way 

As we Yield this day.

Lead us on, 

To your Glory beyond,

As kingdom hearts,

To us impart.

Gloria Taliotis 6 A.M April 28 2011