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"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life -- the life was made manifest, and we saw it, and testify to it ...." I John 1:1-2 (RSV)

"After his resurrection the disciples saw the living Christ, whom they knew to have died, with the eyes of faith (oculata fide)." Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, III, 55, 2 ad 1, as quoted in D. M. Stanley, Jesus in Gethsemane (New York, Paulist Press 1980).

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Fall Colors - Isaiah Chapter 12

Swan Park Beaver Dam, WI October 15, 2012
Here is  Swan Park, Beaver Dam, with the morning son pouring in from the east, lighting up the trees and creating shadows.

This was taken last week when we were just past peak color here in Wisconsin, and you see  that lots of leaves are already off the trees.  And now a week later  with  cold weather and the recent rains, the colors are almost done, and most of the trees are bare.  I  put up this photo  to create a memory  of  the fleeting  fall color  season.   See the beauty of creation and give praise to God.

In the Lectionary "response" for today we hear Isaiah chapter 12, from this tremendous praise section:

[2] "Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation."
[3] With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
[4] And you will say in that day: "Give thanks to the LORD,
call upon his name;
make known his deeds among the nations,
proclaim that his name is exalted.
[5] "Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously;
let this be known in all the earth.
[6] Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel."

Isaiah 12:2-6 (RSV).
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