Unmerited Grace…….

12 years, 6 months ago 2

IMPORTANT NOTICE   “How the Comments Section Works”

 

 

 

 

 

I just figured it out, the comment section to the new blogs have had me vexed.  Here is how it works; If you look above you will see two things circled in yellow.  the number to the right is the number of comments that have been made to this blog.  If you click the small symbol to the left of the number, it will bring up all comments and give you a box to make a comment.  I still haven’t figure out how to keep them open all the time, but I’m working on it!

 

When I was packing  my duffle last night I was thinking about one of the last times I shot in Vermont and New Hampshire.  I remember it well, doing a workshop with my dear friend David Middleton.  We walked up into a stream in Vermont and shot the image featured here.  I can remember the peace of the moment like it was 15 minutes ago!  The sound of the stream the beauty of the fall color, and the rich golds of the rocks in the stream.

 

Shooting in a beautiful landscape  location is more than just a great subject, with great conditions, under perfect light, it’s also the ambiance of “being there”!  There is something about just the environment, the company and the moment that add up to such a great memory.  It is an immense honor to to have been a photographer for so many years shooting such wonderful scenes, in the company of such great people!  I don’t see it as something I have earned or that I deserve because of anything I’v e done, no I see it as a blessing.   But, what is a blessing?

 

Blessing

blessing, (also used to refer to bestowing of such) is the infusion of something with holiness, spiritual redemption, divine will, or one’s hope or approval.

 

I believe a blessing is God’s way of saying, “I love you so much, and I want to give you something that I know will bring you great joy!”    Why would God do such a thing??!!  Did we do something to merit such favor?  No, God’s love is unmerited, it is given free and clear of anything we have done to deserve it.  It has been said that as hard as we try, we can never understand the depth of God’s love, that in fact, God IS Love.  If God loved us so much that he gave His only Son that we might have eternal life, why wouldn’t He give us a cool afternoon by a beautiful stream in a magical place called New England.

 

It’s not only o.k., but quite proper, that we should be excited with anticipation when we know one of God’s blessings are on the way.

 

the pilgrim

2 Responses

  1. Ian says:

    AMEN Bill… I often think that God created such places as these for us to play in. It is good to be on the journey with a camera in hand…

    Ian

  2. admin says:

    Couldn’t agree more.

    the pilgrim