Best of All Things Brittany (from the ARCHIVES)
On my wall there hangs a beautiful framed print of a little girl kneeling next to her bed, head bowed in prayer with her Brittany dog seated next to her. The paws of her dog are up on the bed and he appears to be praying too. It's a lovely print, reminiscent of an old fashioned, country cottage bedroom. I gave this print to John one Christmas. On the bottom of the frame these words by Helen Kelen are engraved: The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." I have loved this quote and believe there is much truth to it. I have experienced many remarkable and beautiful things through all of my 5 senses at one time or another. Unlike Ms. Keller, I do have my sight and she would probably caution me against never taking it for granted. There are many things in life which none of us should ever take for granted. So many things for which we should be thankful for on a regular basis. None of this is by chance. All of this is by design, by Providence. And for some reason God uses this amazing animal we all know and love as the Brittany to speak to my heart about His ways which are always are higher than ours and most often a complete mystery to us. But believing means having faith in those things that are not seen. I think that Ms. Keller understood that. My Favorite Book puts it this way: "Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see."
Life is full of experiences that we see. But what of those things that are unseen? The things of our heart, for which no word exists to even describe them? We do not need our natural sight to know they exist. We need faith to believe that they do exist and we also need faith to hope for them to happen. That takes confidence but confidence in what? In a God we cannot see with our eyes nor touch with our hands? That is absolutely right. Because indeed, the best and most beautiful things are felt with the heart, and they are most often seen through the eyes of faith. Look around you and think about the beautiful things in your life, seen and unseen! Enjoy them and maybe, just maybe you too will agree! Take care and God bless you and yours always... John, Ann and All Things Brittany
Archive: August 12, 2010
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