Mirrors... Reflections... In God's Image

“And thus more and more will you be lost in the divine Image, and He will be revealed.” source

B is for...  "Before" I realized  this porthole is actually a mirror 

Creature Captivated by its own reflection?

  

“Dwelling in His secret place, and beholding Him, so that as a mirror you reflect His glorious face, you will be changed into that blessed Image, in soul and spirit, and in all your being.” source

“Entertainment is the devil's substitute for joy. The more joy you have in the Lord the less entertainment you need.” ~ Leonard Ravenhill - ponder that!

Fair picture of delight...behold the lowliness and the gentleness and beauty of the Lord... at all times, and in all places, let this mirror in your hearts reflect the blessed Face of Christ. And let all your ways and all your works be compared therewith, and measured thereby... let this mirror be bright and undimmed.” source: Three Friends of God by Frances Bevan Chapter XXVI "The Unveiled Face"

 article by Derek Prince

"Human's are created in God's image. An image is a mirror or a reflection...everybody...Has intrinsic value and worth." ~ Tony Evans explores Racial Reconciliation YouVersion Bible app Plan

"If you have to be a porter or a labourer, let this mirror be bright and undimmed ..." link to source

 Imago Dei : theological term, applied uniquely to humans, which denotes the symbolical relation between God and humanity. The term has its roots in Genesis 1:27, wherein "God created man in his own image. . ." refers most fundamentally to two things: first, God's own self-actualization through humankind; and second, God's care for humankind. source

Jacquelyn Beth Law:  when I first saw my reflection in this mirror by a dumpster in our neighborhood I thought "I look old" but then, I decided to smile and take a picture and I saw a resemblance to my brother Bob, home I love and admire, and I thought, "Oh! Okay"

Keep Making Me by is a song that fits this post too, so I'll include again, in case you missed :)

"Laughing giddily" - I enjoy watching with subtitle on, in this case When Calls the Heart on Netflix

My soul follows hard after you." Psalm 63:8 par p. 253 Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard

"Natural condition of life for human beings is one of reciprocal rootedness in others." ~ p. 272 Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard

"Our purpose must then be to become One who loves Others with Christ’s agape" ~ p. 279 Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard

Purpose, when developed, will transform the social dimension of the human self and all of our relationships to others. Love is not a feeling, or a special way of feeling but the divine way of relating to others and oneself that moves through every dimension of our being and restructures our world for good." ~ p. 279 Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard

"Qumran : who referred to their group as the yehad, a term closely connected to the idea of oneness found in the Old Testament" source (Mic. 2:12). 

Random Reflections? 

Saturdays are my chance to be in the library helping people for a few hours. 

Trees reflected near dumpster in our neighborhood 

" Unveiled Face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit." ~ 2 Corinthians 3:18

Vision for Unity: "Jesus, the Shema, and the Glorious Trinity" link to source  Vision for 

Whole human beings can emerge to form Whole human communities, under God..."Whole, as God himself sees them. Such a vision sets them beyond the wounds and limitations they have received in their past relationships to others. It is this vision of oneself from God’s point of view that makes it possible to regard oneself as blessed, no matter what has happened.  ~ p. 291-7 Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard

a glorious eXistence forever p. 297

Yehad is often translated as “community,” an English word whose etymology also reflects this notion of oneness or unity. link to source 

Zinnia and Lemon Balm in the