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"WHITE LILY" When the first snow-white lily sprouted from drops of milk spilled from Hera’s breast and on her lap sweet Hurcules rested, baby feather fingers touching she smiled a surrogate mother’s fantasy, to make time stop still reached her hands to touch the Heavens creating something of her own this not from her body torn her very own Celestial Galaxy the Milky Way was born White Lily lilium leirion lilium leirion golden ochre anther Venus rose from sea of foam envious with eyes of green marred it’s beauty with male pistil ardent jealousy White Lily I am the Rose of Sharon, Lily of the Valley Sings the Song of Solomon Flowers of the Field White Lily Springtime Nazareth blessed Time of Flowers Our Lady and Our Lord’s Holy Annunciation Gabriel fresh from Heaven’s Gate white petals at his feet Shining Light Illuminates Announcement Incarnate White Lily Black Night of the Soul Garden of Gethsemane not hiding from His enemies He looks upon their clean beauty as He prays, speaking secrets to their stamens He smiles at their response 3 petals each flower displays. White Lily Sacred blood spilt on soil The water from His side drink His tears filled with blood His white robed Apostles of Hope turn to HIS Light now they're sanctified blooming from His Spirit death denied eternally WHITE LILIES (Lovejoy-Burton/2018 Jan) 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JIDoEC2pUU 1 John 5 (NIV)

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Date: 1/11/2018 3:55:00 PM
It's all rather intriguing. More research required. I know you weren't commenting on the quality. I was.:) There endeth today's sermon. Regards, Reverend Lovejoy
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Date: 1/11/2018 3:39:00 PM
I know it's not the best. But I wanted to write something beautiful, that meant something important, that had some purpose this morning. Thanks JM. Lux Vitae
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Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 1/11/2018 5:15:00 PM
I think the White Lily gets a bad rap. It's usually assocated with "Death". I don't think it should be associated with Death at all. I think the White Lily is about BIRTH, Life renewed. Maybe I should go to Semenary School. Maybe not, I'd be too much for them.
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Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 1/11/2018 3:55:00 PM
Commenced with the Laurie Anderson song White Lily, then merged with inspiration from your poem The Spirit, The Water, The Blood. Then I discovered through research, all Lilies have 3 petals, amazing really, something larger at play, certainly not co-incidence nor serendipity. And then, you know, Lux Vitae is in my family coat of arms.

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