Pleasure in the pathless

"There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,

   There is a rapture on the lonely shore,

There is society where none intrudes,

   By the deep Sea, and music in its roar:

   I love not man the less, but nature more."

~George Gordon Byron

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods

Yesterday and today and forever

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."

~Hebrews 13:8

Come to Me to have life

Plansee, Tirol

"You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.

These are the very Scriptures that testify about Me,

yet you refuse to come to me to have life."

~John 5:39

May the Lord keep you

Cervinia

"May the Lord bless you and keep you.

May the Lord make His face to shine upon you, 

and be gracious to you.

May the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, 

and give you peace."

~Numbers 6

A larger hope

"The small and even overpowering pains of our lives are intimately connected
with the greater pains of Christ.

Our daily sorrows are anchored in a greater sorrow, and therefore a larger hope."
~Henri Nouwen

Why You utter no answer

"I know now, Lord, why You utter no answer.

You are Yourself the answer. Before your face questions die away."

~C.S. Lewis

Suffering come upon us

"Drei Turme", Montafon, Oostenrijk, long time ago

"When pain and suffering come upon us,

we finally see not only that we are not in control of our lives

but that we never were."

~Timothy Keller

For eternal Life for us

Wallis, Zwitserland, 2010

"He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life."

~John 3:16

Through Christ we share

Connor Pass, Dingle, Ierland 2003

"..with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in

Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too."

~2 Corinthians 1:1-3

Fix your thoughts on Jesus

"But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.

Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened."

~1 Peter 3:14

"Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling,

fix your thoughts on Jesus,
whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest."
~Hebrews 3:1

Upon the mountains

Op de top van de Schesaplana, grens van Oostenrijk met Zwitserland, 2003

"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, 'Your God reigns!'"

~Isaiah 52:7

The Color Green

bij Glenbeigh, aan de Ring of Kerry

be glad that You have made,

the color green that fills these fields with praise

―Rich Mullins

O'Brien's Tower, Cliffs of Moher, Ierland.
Locatie van de videoclip The Color Green.

Learn from Me

"Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle

and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

~Matthew 11:29

Although the weather can be bad..



Creation is still beautiful

And forever

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."

~Hebrews 13:8

Crucified the flesh

"Who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires."

~Galatians 5:24

The Old Rugged Cross

So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
and exchange it some day, for a crown.

"Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything."

~C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

Among you all

"For he who is least among you all is the one who is great."
~Luke 9:48

Love mountains and their flowers

Wallis-Valais, Zwitserland. Met o.a. de Matterhorn op achtergrond
en een Blauwe Gentiaan op de voorgrond.

"For God is not a God of confusion but of peace."
~1 Corinthians 14:33