In the strictly biological sense, Jesus was an only child. But by adoption, Jesus, who was with God before the beginning of time, is the elder brother of all Mankind. That means that all oldest kids are called to cast the burden of their oldest kid martyr complexes on Him. I know, I know, itโs one of the hardest tenets of our theology. Not many of us get past this one.
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โ Albert Camus, Notebooks: 1935-1951
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โThe light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.โย ~ Claude Monet
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{Words by Anaรฏs Nin, from The Diary Of Anais Nin, Vol. 4 (1944-1947) / Cynthia Cruz from diagnosis,The glimmering room}
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this smoky quartz specimen is sometimes called the โpink tutuโ because of its rose quartz frill
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