Kindness begets kindness
Two lovely bouquets of Stargazer Lilies were given for Sunday's Service by J--- in honor of her son's birthday. She also did a superb job of preparing the altar for the Service, AND she brought a chocolate cake for a little party at Coffee Hour!
Anyway, the flowers were still opening by Evensong this evening (Monday), and the photograph shows that they were still in good shape. The flowers not only looked good, but the Church was also filled with a heady scent - Lilies performing their best to the glory of God!
It would be wrong to let flowers like this go to waste. So, I have made it a part of my routine to rearrange them in vases after Evensong on Monday, and prepare to take them to somebody who I think might enjoy and get some good out of them. Question: does that make me a florist, or a parish priest? Perhaps a little of both.
Two lovely bouquets of Stargazer Lilies were given for Sunday's Service by J--- in honor of her son's birthday. She also did a superb job of preparing the altar for the Service, AND she brought a chocolate cake for a little party at Coffee Hour!
Anyway, the flowers were still opening by Evensong this evening (Monday), and the photograph shows that they were still in good shape. The flowers not only looked good, but the Church was also filled with a heady scent - Lilies performing their best to the glory of God! It would be wrong to let flowers like this go to waste. So, I have made it a part of my routine to rearrange them in vases after Evensong on Monday, and prepare to take them to somebody who I think might enjoy and get some good out of them. Question: does that make me a florist, or a parish priest? Perhaps a little of both.
posted by Anglicans Aweigh at 11:01 PM
1 Comments:
Some would say, "Ah..Choo, the scent of Lilies!" They certainly are, shall we say, agressive...
I already do use canonical candles...as for incense, as long as it is pure Frankincense with no additives, I am all for it! We use it here for Solemn Evensong, and for the occasional Holy Communion Service on Sunday.
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