Today's Flowers

[One day, as a crowd milled around, jostling and elbowing Jesus,

a woman drew near

with faith in her heart and one thought in her mind:

"If only I can touch the tassel of His cloak,

I'll be healed!"

She did - and was healed.

Then Jesus stopped.

"Who touched Me?" He asked.

Dull-witted, as usual, the Apostles answered,

"Master, how can You ask such a question

when there are so many people

pressing about You on every side?"

But He ignored them and insisted,

"Someone touched Me.

I can tell My healing power's been at work."

By this time, everybody realized something serious'd happened.

They held their breath and backed away,

then blurted out:

"I didn't do anything."

"Don't look at me!"

"I didn't even come near Him!"

And the poor woman,

trembling and alone in the circle they'd cleared,

admitted, "The one who touched You - it was I."]

(Text source: That Man Is You by Louis Evely)

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I love that book, I read portions of it every once in a while. I thought the text goes well with the flowers I chose for today's meme. I hope you enjoyed both. Beautiful Sunday, my friends!

Pepper Surprise

I didn't know until I saw this garden that we could use pepper to adorn our flower beds. Did you?

Today's Flowers: Alstroemeria

Also called Lily of the Incas or the Peruvian Lily, some are winter-growing and some summer-growing. All of them are long-lived perennials. I find them in my patients' rooms all the time, fresh and colorful - white, purple, orange. Very, very attractive and soothing to the eyes. I hope you like them.