2010:365:241 Wood.

There's something very special about wood.  We want to touch wooden object, rub fingers round the edges and trace the designs.  

Presenting analgesics on a gorgeous plate probably doesn't make any difference to their efficiency but they look striking against the dark surface.  As someone pointed out - the water most certainly does more good!

Over the years I've managed to accumulate a collection of plates and wooden objects from car boot sales.  They're great for serving breads and salad items and are used frequently as part of the table setting.

Other pieces, like this little pot, were gifts.  It now contains a remarkable collection of bits and pieces!  

I'd love to take up wood turning.  The symmetry and smooth surfaces of carefully turned pieces is pleasing not only to the eye but also to the touch.  The beech pot, only a couple of inches in diameter, is a souvenir from Windsor, bought many years ago.

Wooden objects of all shapes, sizes and suitable for many different purposes are scattered everywhere around the house.  Each one is an object to be admired, not only because of the work of human hands, but also for the wood itself.  

This is a beautiful world.  

God's creative handiwork has produced an almost endless variety of shapes, designs and materials.  People, made in God's image, then take those raw materials and from them produce objects of great beauty.  

The Sacred Three

to save

to shield

to surround

the hearth

the home

this night

and every night.

Sunday Compline

Celtic Daily Prayer (Northumbria Community)