tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post3404099829444518407..comments2024-01-31T07:54:13.816-08:00Comments on Diamonds in the Sky with Lucy: HummingbirdKayce aka lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01479940262271959482noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-60972238878494442192007-07-09T10:41:00.000-07:002007-07-09T10:41:00.000-07:00ss--i love this response! optimism, attitude, age...ss--i love this response! optimism, attitude, agenda, history...all add so much to interpreting ANY text.<BR/><BR/>thanks!Kayce aka lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479940262271959482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-53242148171206140232007-07-06T15:37:00.000-07:002007-07-06T15:37:00.000-07:00I agree that biblical interpretation may often be ...I agree that biblical interpretation may often be hostile and self-serving. <BR/><BR/>My optimistic, spiritually-driven, seeking-for God side says that when I read a familiar passage in the Holy Bible and find a totally new revelation spread before me about God's love and God's direction, I can't consider that anything other than the bible being God's inspired truth to be interpreted by followers in their/our own context - that context perhaps having been at the beginning of Abraham's journey,or through Mary's "yes",or through Joseph's acceptance of an unusual task, through Saul's change of interpetation when he hit the Damascus dust, through the way we treat every neighbor or stranger we meet today - biblical interpretation is sometimes not always a signal toward selfishness - at least not for me.Dianna Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901349180265745138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-40418249027547105932007-07-05T21:53:00.000-07:002007-07-05T21:53:00.000-07:00yes, lots, Azure!yes, lots, Azure!Kayce aka lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479940262271959482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-44281313261038065062007-07-05T12:59:00.000-07:002007-07-05T12:59:00.000-07:00In my history, biblical interpretation usually sig...In my history, biblical interpretation usually signaled something that would be hostile and self-serving. So many interpretations....azurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643585235486241167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-81599731092293255552007-07-01T09:08:00.000-07:002007-07-01T09:08:00.000-07:00hmmbrd--thought you might relate to this post :-)hmmbrd--<BR/>thought you might relate to this post :-)Kayce aka lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479940262271959482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-21470558233149507782007-07-01T08:45:00.000-07:002007-07-01T08:45:00.000-07:00The Native Americans believe that that Hummingbir...The Native Americans believe that that Hummingbird brings healing and joy in the midst of sorrow. <BR/><BR/>I love that you have found delight and refocus via God via the hummingbird. I can relate!hmmbrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593714692710958772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-12308328497141211782007-07-01T08:07:00.000-07:002007-07-01T08:07:00.000-07:00thanks, ss.tess--funny you should mention the drag...thanks, ss.<BR/><BR/>tess--funny you should mention the dragonfly. they have many similarities and i would have included them in my post given more space and time :-) maybe next time.Kayce aka lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479940262271959482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-55577679012570711092007-07-01T02:13:00.000-07:002007-07-01T02:13:00.000-07:00We don't have hummingbirds in the cold wet UK, but...We don't have hummingbirds in the cold wet UK, but I feel the same about dragonflies. And thanks for the book link, another one for my wish list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15693384.post-9387756485986476792007-06-30T16:00:00.000-07:002007-06-30T16:00:00.000-07:00We had a hummingbird "contact" while visiting the ...We had a hummingbird "contact" while visiting the Betty Ford Botanical Gardens in Vail, CO, this week....the three of us all "sucked air" simultaneously!<BR/><BR/>God outdid himself with these precious little creatures - thanks for reminding us all!Dianna Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901349180265745138noreply@blogger.com