Easter Lily

One of the most famous Biblical references is in the Sermon on the Mount, when Christ told his listeners: "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet..... Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."

For your interest, here is the history of the Easter Lily. Please click on:
plantanswers.tamu.edu/publications/lily/lily.html

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Comments

tollen says:

What a wonderful lily-shot, and thank you for the story, too.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Art- says:

Wonderfully balanced, both the composition background to foreground, and the light and shadow areas. Beautiful shot, very nicely done!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

LoveYourDog.com says:

Beautiful lighting. Great shot~
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Wontolla65 says:

Fine lighting on this one Virg
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Turquoise Bleue says:

pas facile à prendre le lis, mais vous avez vraiment bien réussi; félicitations
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

fab4chiky says:

Thanks you so much for the story of the lily. Being a Christian I had no idea! The photo is striking with it's glow.. the inside reminds me of the spirit and life.. the outside is world around us.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Skyburst says:

Superb the lighting is perfect and the composition excellent, a beautiful flower ;-) well done Mary.

Steve.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Mary says:

Thanks everyone for your great comments and for stopping by to 'smell' the lily.
It has the most glorious scent!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

ruth998 says:

Simply beautiful. It is a glorious flower.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

The Wilderness Family [deleted] says:

Stunning, the light is beautiful!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

birdyboo says:

Wonderful! I love the caption too.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

mtngrl547 says:

i love that passage! the picture is beautiful :)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Dossy says:

Thank you for sharing such a lovely photo. It has been used for our Holy Week services reminder blog entry here:

oursaviourchurch.org/2009/04/07/holy-week-ser vices-for-2009/
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Louise Lindsay says:

What a lovely lily portrait.
Instant fav.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

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