Meditations of My Heart--
Photos and Thoughts on Life
Credit Where It Is Due
Credit Where It is Due
I like to make photographs, and I enjoy being praised for what I have done. But God teaches a different attitude, one of thankfulness and humility. He pointed that out to me recently. I DO NOT MAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ALONE. I didn't create the light, or the technology which makes photography possible. I didn't buy my camera, it was a gift from my husband. I didn't give myself the ability to see through the camera in order to make an image which others find pleasing. It is right to use what I have been given to the best of my ability, but it is wrong to take credit for what I have not done. God made the light, the elements which are used to manufacture the camera, and the world from which these images come. He has given me gifts: people to teach me, eyes to see with, and a brain to process information. I am thankful for these gifts. He deserves all the praise, not I.
I just (partially, at least) answered your comment. What a pleasure to have a reader who knows the Bible so well! Now I'll go and read that Judges portion more slowly. Lots of smiting.
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A really good friend turned me on to this site a few months ago. Some of the images on there are extraordinary. I love it!
Wow, that's weird, the sun. Thanks for the link.
I just (partially, at least) answered your comment. What a pleasure to have a reader who knows the Bible so well! Now I'll go and read that Judges portion more slowly. Lots of smiting.
Hehehe, I love Molly - she sounds like a diesel engine when she purrrrs - just like Cindy use to ...
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