
Tuesdays With Saint Anthony - The Sunflower

by Tiesa Wesen
Title
Tuesdays With Saint Anthony - The Sunflower
Artist
Tiesa Wesen
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
From seed to petal, in color and in inspiration to look only up from its beginnings in the lowly earth, rising enthusiastically in the direction of the sun, the bright and warming light sent from Heaven, the sunflower is an absolute Christian symbol of God's love. Such is a soul that, as was Saint Anthony of Padua, directs all of its focus, its thoughts, its passion, its energy and its words only towards GOD above. In the bright sun we are called to seek the blessing of enlightenment, to see with clairty, as in 2 Chronicles 20:12 with our eyes only upon GOD, as Saint Anthony did and guides us to join him in. The seeds and petals of this beautiful flower, cluster together in the Fibronacci pattern that also protectively prevents new leaves' growth from blocking the sun for older leaves so that the most amount of rain or dew will be towards the roots for continual growth. Just like the Order of Franciscan Fathers that Saint Anthony belonged to, gave up all other directions for their lives, choosing poverty and the simple life to give all to GOD and to bring all to GOD, this loving flower also honors OUR FATHER, through its natural path, spreading far and wide in an illuminated and celebrative message.
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October 19th, 2021
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