Saved By GraceTo understand the image one needs a little background. This is the same area two days before.
Sometimes one needs a little background information to understand the subject. The head of wheat shown in the first image is located just to the right of the fence post in this last image. As you can see the wheat survived the harvest and the raging fire that followed, in spite of growing up among the tares. Reminds me of myself, how about you?
Hmmm... "Tares" ??? I am familiar with Tare, but that doesn't match the context in which you used it - I had to look it up. For those interested, the definitions follow my comment to Elmo's original question.
ReplyDeleteYes Elmo, I often wonder how I (even though I'm not anything to write home about) made it to where I am today - even though, again... things could be better. The great thing is that things could be so much worse. I am so thankful for my children and my life as I know it. I am thankful for my friends. I can count on one hand the number of "true" friends I have. I am truly blessed and can honestly say that you Mr. Elmo, are one of my closest and dearest friends. You know I love you, but I can't let this go without giving in to the true nature of our friendship and I can't let it go without jabbing you a little. Here goes...
As one of the closest friends I have and can count all of them on one hand, I began to count. Somehow, you wound up being counted using my "middle" finger.
That's terrible isn't it? I'm sorry. This is a genuine post, but you wouldn't love me if I didn't pick on you. That's what makes us, "us." Right? You don't have to tell me, I'm sticking it in my ear as we speak.
Thanks for the post tonight Elmo. It made me sit back and think of what is truly important and how lucky we all are. Even when things seem troublesome, there is always a shimmer of light that shouldn't be taken for granted and we should always know that things could be so much worse.
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Tares Defined.
Tare = Bible . a noxious weed, probably the darnel.
Also...
the bearded darnel, mentioned only in Matt. 13:25-30. It is the Lolium temulentum, a species of rye-grass, the seeds of which are a strong soporific poison. It bears the closest resemblance to wheat till the ear appears, and only then the difference is discovered. It grows plentifully in Syria and Palestine.
Seems a word of explanation is needed.
ReplyDeleteThe word tares was used intentionally. The parable of the sower (Matt 14 1-9) uses the word "thorns" which would be partially applicable in the case, but that was not my intent as it relate to me. I used the word tares because, a tare is not easily distinguishable from wheat until the heads are fully formed (as you noted). In my case I grew up with many Christian lookalikes.