Sundays are supposed to be days of peace and this world is in a turmoil.
I will show you some peaceful pictures and I also want to share an amazing story.
It is said that one of the greatest hurts is when a parent loses a child. Some years ago, I nursed a boy that had Leukemia cancer for the last 3 months of his life. Needless to say, that when he died, his parents were shattered. So, consider if you had 4 children and all of them were taken away in an instant?
The writer of the song, It is well with my soul, had such an experience, and he wrote the song that became a world-famous hymn after his daughters died.
I will share his story with you in here.
Horatio Spafford was the author of this song. (1873)
This hymn was written after traumatic events in Spafford's life. The first was the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which ruined him financially (Spafford had been a successful lawyer and had invested significantly in property in the area of Chicago that was extensively damaged by the great fire). His business interests were further hit by the economic downturn of 1873, at which time Spafford had planned to travel to England with his family on the SS Ville du Havre, to help with Dwight L. Moody's upcoming evangelistic campaigns.
In a late change of plan, Spafford sent his wife Anna and four daughters ahead while Spafford was delayed on business concerning zoning problems following the Great Chicago Fire. While crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the ship sank rapidly after a collision with a sea vessel, the Loch Earn, and all of Spafford's daughters died. Anna survived and sent him the now famous telegram, "Saved alone …". Shortly afterwards, as Spafford traveled to England to meet his grieving wife, Spafford was inspired to write these words as his ship passed the spot near where his four daughters had died. Bliss called his tune Ville du Havre, from the name of the stricken vessel.
Peace in the heart would avoid all the talk of Armageddon and World War III, and instead will improve all of the suffering that we see in this world. But sadly greed, avarice, pride, and many other dark motives rule worldwide, and the world is sliding into an abyss day by day.
One only has to have a look at the media headlines, as we are now starting to see things that we have never seen before. Murder, corruption and mayhem are the big stories and not a word about the necessity of love and peace. Old fashioned is the description of these values, as modern times call for action, and selfishness wears the crown. I would rather sit and look at nature, than before a TV watching the doings and screwings by other people.
A mere look at the photos in here will show you how artificial human life has become. Life is a gift, and it's meant to be lived in love and kindness, but sadly somehow, we have lost the real things that matter over time. Is this a rant? Definitely not, as it is rather a truth.
Make of it what you will, but if we continue on this road world war will become a reality.
Just my own thoughts in here.
I hope you have enjoyed the pictures.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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