Church on Sunday!
I have photographed this big rock before, it is in front of St. Simon's Episcopal Church in Conyers, Georgia. The other photograph was from the front, and I thought I saw a face. From this angle, it reminds me of a sleepy lion. He looks serene but majestic. Can you see him? Remind anyone else of "The Chronicles of Narnia"? After all, C. S. Lewis was an Anglican, you know!
The daffodils had almost bloomed out but there were a few left! I know that this past weekend in the northeast of the USA, they had three feet of snow in some places and many people were without power. That must have been pretty rough. In Georgia, it really was a very nice weekend, with mild temperatures...
Later, on Sunday, Richard and I enjoyed a nice walk over Arabia Mountain. Do you notice how the rock looks similar to the rock at my church? It is the same type of granite! Usually, there are many planes flying over but this weekend, we hardly saw or heard any, since many of the flights from the northeast had been cancelled due to the weather. Peaceful and quiet...
One of the hymns that we sang at church was one of my favorites, "Aleluia, Sing to Jesus". The words are by William Chatterton Dix and the music is Hyfrydol by Rowland Prichard. William C. Dix is the same one who wrote the words to the song "What Child Is This" which is set to the tune of "Greensleeves".
The music "Hyfrydol" is Welsh for "cheerful" or "good cheer", and was written by Rowland Hwn Prichard, a Welshman, in 1844 before he was 20 years old. This same tune is used for several hymns: Love Divine-All Loves Excelling, I Will Sing The Wondrous Story, and Come Thou Long Expected Jesus. I wish I could have our small but mighty choir from my little church for you here, but I found a beautiful video from Scarborough, in England and you may even sing along to the words! This is beautiful to listen to but the scenes that are shown in this video are just as beautiful.
For anyone who has suffered a loss of a dear one in the past few weeks, please know that I am thinking for you and praying for you. We have a part of our service where we have "The Peace". We stand up and either shake a person's hand or give them a hug and say "Peace be with you", or "The Peace of God"... and so, I say to you, "Peace be with you"...always.
Nice choice of pics!
ReplyDeleteThe daffs are struggling through over the road, and soon will be bright like yours. In spite of the snow.
Oh, I love the daffodils on your island! Please get some photos of them when they bloom! :-)
DeleteI drove out to Santa Fe, Tenn. yesterday and saw big masses of forgotten daffodils along the roads and where old farms used to be. A welcome sight!
ReplyDeleteI love them so much, and squirrels don't dig them up either!
DeleteI can definitely see a lion in that rock, too!Daffodils are my favourite flower. Doesn't Scarborough look nice?
ReplyDeleteYay for the lion face and daffodils!!
DeleteOh yes, so glad you saw the video. Scarborough looks wonderful! xx
How nice to see daffodils blooming. Ours are trying to push through and I even saw a bud trying to form on one a few weeks ago when we had a couple of warmer days. Of course it got frozen out and snowed on since then. Your church windows are beautiful. Peace be with you today!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Peace be with you too!
DeleteI saw the lion immediately....I am always the one saying can you see this or that in a cloud, etc....glad someone else does this!
ReplyDeleteA very peaceful, thoughtful post!
I have written about seeing faces in things and there is a word for it, which I can never remember! :-)
DeletePeace, that is something I wish for all!
Ha ha, I cannot see the lion.....but I am quite sleep deprived this week. I studied it until my head started to hurt and then I realized I should just stop. Maybe I'll come back to it another day!!! Love that daffodil!!! XOXO
ReplyDeleteHey Audrey!
DeleteI told you I took a photo of a daffodil the same weekend that you did! Mine is not as good as yours though! :-)
His face is kind of low on the rock, his eyes are closed...now can you see?
Kay, I love your photos. It does look like a lion.:):)The daffodil is a wonderful sign of spring. Love it. xoxo,Susie
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susie! Glad you see the lion too!
DeleteAnd daffodils are just so beautiful and bring us hope of Spring!
I can see the sleepy lion! A sleepy Aslan! Lovely hymn too. Yes, Lewis was Anglican, and Tolkien converted him to Christianity. Then they had a huge falling out, because Lewis became Anglican, not Roman Catholic like the very devout Tolkien.
ReplyDeleteYes, another viewer of Aslan! Glad you like the hymn too.
DeleteDid they have a huge falling out? I know that Tolkien was disappointed that Lewis became Anglican and not Catholic but I always thought they were still friends.
Hi Kay,
DeleteThere was a distinct cooling their friendship after Lewis became an Anglican and as Lewis grew more famous for his Christian writings. A much smaller bone of contention between the two was the Narnia series which Tolkien criticised as being allegory which he despised. Humphrey Carpenter's book on the Inklings is on my lists of rereads for this year. There is so much more I want to explore about Tolkien, Lewis, that whole Oxford group! It is true that they remained "friends," but their relationship had changed.
Have a happy Valentine's Day!
Still friends, but their friendship had distinctly cooled, that makes sense. I wish there could have been someone around who could have brought them closer, someone to tell Tolkien that our Lord himself used parables to get his point across and to tell Lewis not to feel hurt because Tolkien felt a sense of betrayal that Lewis did not become Catholic.
DeleteIt is a pity. I love the story that Lewis told when he said he got on a motorbike with Tolkien and that he did NOT believe in God on the start of the ride, but at the end of the ride, he TOTALLY believed.
Oh daffodils! We'll see them here in two months!
ReplyDeleteAnd what a welcome sight they will be, eh? :-)
DeletePeace to you! And a Happy Valentine's Day to your and your husband.
ReplyDeleteOH, and the very same to you and your husband.
DeletePeace!
Definitely a sleepy lion!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the daffodils , Kay. I stand with all that snow !!!!
I hope you get chocolate and little kisses
Love
kj
OH kj,
DeleteOf course you would see the sleepy lion!
I am happy you like the daffodil too.
I hope you get chocolate and little kisses too!
Love,
Kay
It will be a long time before a daff dares to stick its head up here, lol.
ReplyDeleteHA, but that's okay, you are still in Colorado! Beautiful spot in the USA!
DeleteLove the rock with the face! I also love the windows..so beautiful as was the music you shared. Peaceful indeed! Have a wonderful Valentines Day tomorrow and enjoy those daffodils....I hope to see some here around April!
ReplyDeleteThanks! And happy Valentine's day to you and your hubby too! Look forward to daffodils, you know they are coming!!
DeleteI am dreaming of daffodils here - it is still way too cold for them in South Germany, I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember your post about the face in the rock! And you are right about it reminding of Narnia's Aslan, seen from this angle.
Oh, but you will those those daffodils soon!
DeleteAnd I am glad you see the lion's face too!
Hello Kay,
ReplyDeleteI see your lion! Beautiful stained glass window, I have seen a large number this week, all styles and sizes but always a pleasure...
Have a good weekend.
Ivan
Oh, bless you for taking the time to leave me a comment while you are on vacation.
DeleteOf course, you have seen some stained glass windows.
It is my dream to see the Rose window at Notre Dame. ONE DAY!! xx
So happy you can see the lion too! xx