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Faith and Carver
George Washington Carver put into words what I try to live by.
During this time in our nation’s history, I have done much reflecting on our past and what could become of the United States in the future–what will become of our planet that we hold in trust for our grandchildren. It seems to me that many of my fellow Christians have lost their way. We must remember that we must emulate Christ. He was humble, gentle, giving and loving. He healed those who were not grateful, who gave him no thanks. He forgave his enemies and did not boast or become a tyrant, which would have been easy for him.
I was researching George Washington Carver tonight and I was struck by the humility of this genius, by how hard his life must have been with all his health problems and the fact that he was a person of color in a highly prejudiced nation. He received Christ alone in the loft of a barn without any church being involved–just a testimony from a young white boy.
George Washington Carver put into words what I try to live by. See what I found below and I urge you to read the whole Wikipedia article–and more if you can.
From Wikipedia
Carver viewed faith in Jesus Christ as a means of destroying both barriers of racial disharmony and social stratification. He was as concerned with his students’ character development as he was with their intellectual development. He compiled a list of eight cardinal virtues for his students to strive toward:
- Be clean both inside and out.
- Neither look up to the rich nor down on the poor.
- Lose, if need be, without squealing.
- Win without bragging.
- Always be considerate of women, children, and older people.
- Be too brave to lie.
- Be too generous to cheat.
- Take your share of the world and let others take theirs.
Web Store is up for AACC
The eShop I’ve been working on for a week is up and (as far as I can tell) working! It’s great to have it all done, and I think I did all right for my first effort at setting up the shopping cart. (Knock on wood) You can find it here.
You can tell the birds are nesting by the disarray of my basketry ball full of scrap llama fur. One little titmouse has been pulling it out by the beakful almost continuously.
Our bluebird house has a family nesting in it. I like to think that they enjoy the peonies and clematis growing underneath.
Tomorrow is grandbaby-sitting again. My ribs are acting up again from when I fell and cracked them. I think I messed them up again while cleaning out my pond filter, but the fish and frogs and dragonflies are well worth it. Just wish I could breathe. Hope I can dance tomorrow.
It’s been raining here like crazy and I set my dendrobiumÂ
aggregatum out on the deck rail. It’s in heaven! It’s sneaking out some tiny little spikes. I hope they’re flower spikes! My phalaenopsis, which I almost killed last year, is doing much better in its little candy jar greenhouse. It has grown a lot and has healthy new roots.
My miniature phal is blooming like mad on two flower stalks. It likes its sun tea jar and west window.