“You’re lovely, but you’re empty,” he went on.
“One couldn’t die for you.
Of course an ordinary passerby would think
my rose looked just like you.
But my rose…is more important… since she’s the one I’ve watered.
Since she’s the one I put under glass.
Since she’s the one I sheltered behind a screen.
Since she’s the one for whom I killed the caterpillars.
Since she’s the one I listened to when she complained,
or when she boasted, or even sometimes when she said nothing at all.
Since she’s my rose.”
“People where you live,” the little prince said,
“grow five thousand roses in one garden. . .
yet they don’t find what they’re looking for. . .”
“And yet what they’re looking for could be found
in a single rose. . .”
And the little prince added,
“But eyes are blind. You have to look with the heart.”
“One sees clearly only with the heart.
Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.”
~Excerpts from THE LITTLE PRINCE by Antoine de Saint Exupéry
What the little prince said about the essential being invisible to the eyes is profoundly true. Scripture tells us we are made in the image of God, and that truth puts into perspective the vast and diverse abilities of our Maker. Simply put, it tells me that the Lord is bigger and more powerful that we could ever imagine. It also tells me there is a distinct reason for the uniqueness of every created entity. It tells me that how we feel about what our eyes see should be filtered first through that knowledge and our heart of hearts. It tells me that what we are matters only in the light of how we treat everyone and everything that crosses our path on this journey, be they flowers, be they animals, or be they people.
As water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man. ~Proverbs 27:19 ✝
Thank you, Lord Jesus, that you save, you heal, you restore, and you reveal Your Father’s heart to us! You have captured me with grace and I’m caught in Your infinite embrace! Like Saint Hildegard Lord, may I too be a feather on your holy breath and spread, like seeds, the gospel abroad.
Beautiful words and beautifully explained–hugs and love my little flower 🙂
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Why thank you little peach! Hugs, Natalie 🙂
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Nicely written Natalie–I’m glad you gave our Creator the glory! Blessings ~ Laura
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Thanks, Laura. I always try to give Him the glory as do you. Hugs, Natalie 🙂
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I believe that Friedrich was quite spot on in his observation.
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I believe so too, Charlie. Blessings, Natalie 🙂
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Oh, I think the Universe is telling me to re-read the little prince!! I just received a quote from that book by another blogger 🙂 Thank you for this lovely post Natalie, I really enjoyed it! 🙂
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How interesting that you should have had another post about this book recently. It is one of my favorite books. Hugs, Natalie 🙂
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Wunderschön wünsche einen glücklichen schönen Mittwoch liebe Grüße Gislinde
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Danke, Gislinde. Hugs, Natalie 🙂
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