"If you asked me, 'What do you see differently since becoming a religious brother,' you might be surprised to hear, 'Flowers.' It may seem odd to connect an appreciation of flowers with religious sentiment, but flowers proclaim in a unique way the greatness of God. Their effortless elegance and subtle intensity show how 'not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them' (Matt 6:29). Every year daffodils and tulips, lilies and roses, hydrangeas and periwinkles dazzle us with their color and splendor. And a truth is revealed in these flowers. It is the truth of God's creative love and freely given grace, through which he fashions a world for us - a beautiful and lovely world, full of streams, mountains, and all kinds of flowers: flowers which reveal the gift of God's creative love."
In a recent commentary, Brother Roland Mary Wakefield, O.P., reflected on the great gift of God's creation and on the gift of re-creation brought by Christ's resurrection.
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Dominicana: The Flowers of the Field (23 APR 24)
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