Starlight
On a silent night
Piercing the dark
Lighting a path
To where wonder lies
Sleeping
Breathing
Heart-beating love, love, love
For God so loved
Extravagantly
Magnificently
Loved
That He gave
Himself
Wrapped Himself
Small enough
To be held
To behold
His glory
In the face
Of a child
For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have eternal life.
– John 3:16
The Word became flesh
and made his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory,
the glory of the one and only Son,
who came from the Father,
full of grace and truth.
– John 1:14
The featured image is courtesy of Julie Jablonski and used with her kind permission for Cultivating and The Cultivating Project.
Julie is a still-life photographer who finds endless beauty in the small, delicate details of nature and everyday life. Self taught and still learning, store bought flowers paired with vintage china pieces are some of her favorite photo subjects. Julie lives in southeastern Wisconsin with her husband David. After more than 30 years together, they are now empty nesters, and still wildly in love. When she’s not taking photos, shopping at antique and thrift stores with her husband, or visiting with her two kids and their loves, she spends time reading, writing, and dabbling in various forms of art. Above all else however, Julie is a lover and follower of Jesus Christ and wants nothing more than for her life to bring God glory.
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Beautiful, Julie. I’m not sure how the mind makes connections, but as I took in the fullness of the blues in this study, and the airy, floral subjects , They conjured heaven descending, angels watching…glory coming full, rich and powerful in its silence. Thanks for sharing your gifts…all of them!
Oh come let us adore this love child. 🙂
Thank you for sharing these beautiful images that came to your mind, Denise. It’s always amazing to me how a photograph or a few words strung together are able, for just a moment, to take us to another realm. So glad this did that for you. Bless you!
Oh, yes! Let’s, Sarah. For He alone is worthy. A blessed Christmas to you. 😊