• Christian Scriptures speak of “shadows,”
sometimes they are a “foreshadowing” of
things to come (Hebrews 10:1) –
• there is a call to remember the “rock”
from which we are hewn (Isaiah 51:1) –
• perhaps the buried stone is Truth hidden
deep within the created being to be
“dicovered” at the right time —
• in the “garden of Eden,” Adam and Eve
used leaves to cover their nakedness, to
hide parts of themselves (Genesies 3:7) –
• what if the “driftwood” in this picture is
there to remind of the wood cross on
which the ultimate sacrifce was made –
• maybe the “message” is “look to the
ancient road” shown in the composition
of this picture—not arranged by any
human hand, but a picture that was
taken just as it lay on the ground at
the Historic Arkansas Museum at the
base of a very old, huge Magnolia tree

imagine standing in the garden of Eden
at the base of the Tree of Life,
BUT THIS TIME with a knowledge of
all the “foreshadowing” contained
in that story . . .
the shadows speaking,
the stone solid to stand on,
the uncovering, the revealing,
the reminder of ultimate giving for others
drawing heart/mind to the ancient road
to cauiously step onto that stone and
allow the shadows to lead to the Source,
the breath/wind/whispers of
the Spirit of God as Living Love
to guide the listening, hungry heart