{"id":2435,"date":"2011-08-03T07:48:16","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T07:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.patheos.com\/community\/karenspearszacharias\/?p=2435"},"modified":"2011-08-03T07:48:16","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T07:48:16","slug":"in-praise-of-purple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/karenspearszacharias\/2011\/08\/03\/in-praise-of-purple\/","title":{"rendered":"In Praise of Purple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Come see, she said. The lavender is in bloom.<\/p>\n

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How many personal invitations do we receive each day to behold a thing of beauty, but overlook in our rush to do life better?<\/p>\n

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Yes, \u00a0there\u2019s work involved in creating such fragrant fields.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s an experiment in creation, this planting and harvesting of purple.<\/p>\n

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Oh, but all that work produces an oil that is the scent of newborns, freshly bathed.<\/p>\n

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Remember what Shug Avery said in that movie everybody loved when it first came out so long ago now?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s still true today.<\/p>\n

I think it ticks God off when we walk by the color purple in a field and don\u2019t notice it. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So, today, I\u2019m ever so thankful for fields of purple and friends who invite me to share in the beauty that surrounds them.<\/p>\n

What thing of beauty are you thankful for?<\/p>\n

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