tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200111146126895398.post9209396246862725320..comments2014-08-14T00:15:31.356-07:00Comments on Lavender Lemons and Love: Chapter 4ThePrincessJuleeEllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13453362288928531007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200111146126895398.post-40230754312029850202013-03-26T21:51:57.914-07:002013-03-26T21:51:57.914-07:00I adore that Wirthlin quote. The idea that we'...I adore that Wirthlin quote. The idea that we're all pieces in of an immense orchestra with our own parts to play gives me an excellent reminder of how to love and cherish those who... well, basically aren't me. Their music is different than mine, but they're still an important part of the song. I've seen that very literally in the oratorio I'm in. I sat directly behind the percussionists during the last performance and I realized how MUCH they do and how subtle some of their parts are where you don't even really notice if you're just listening, but to know that if that one chime weren't there, or that drum roll, the music wouldn't be as complete.<br /><br />I was struck many years ago by a friend telling me of a relative of hers, when someone asked how they knew their spouse was the right one, they said "The bumps in her head matched the holes in mine." I had never thought about it that way. I think it's a really beautiful, healthy way to make a pairing, finding your complement.Jenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18278500937192058338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200111146126895398.post-90198597309742104482013-03-25T21:05:06.767-07:002013-03-25T21:05:06.767-07:00"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ lo..."Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church." How did/does Christ love the church? "I will not leave you comfortless; I will come unto you." "If ye, being [imperfect], know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" Christ loves us, considers our needs, grants our good requests, values our feelings, alleviates our sorrows. In the same vein, husbands are supposed to do all these things for their wives. That does not sound to me like an unequal or subservient relationship. It is a compassionate and giving one. <br />I see here a syllogism: (Christ is giving) + (we should be like Christ) = (flowers on a regular basis)Blikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17287007467953790103noreply@blogger.com