Again too much

"Is it not by his high superfluousness that we know our God....

 beauty over the moon and secret rainbows

 on the domes of deep seashells...."

-Robinson Jeffers

The other new boy on the block.  It resembles cattails.  It is not in a moist area, but perhaps the rains in June provided the moisture.

Too Much!!

"Is it not by his high superfluousness that we know our God....

 Not even weeds  to multiply without blossom...."

--Robinson Jeffers

 I don't recall ever seeing this flower.  I looked it up.  I think it's ironweed.  I'm guessing that the weed never grew enough in past summers to produce flowers.  Lots of rain at the beginning and lots of heat later has made bushes and trees, as well as weeds, grow like crazy.  The tallest Queen Ann's Lace I've ever seen.  And now coming along goldenrod taller than me and very lacy and lovely.

Travel Light

The usual city gate in the time of Jesus had a wide and high central gate for camels and animals carrying large loads.  On either side there was a smaller gate for individuals with little luggage.  When Jesus encourages us to choose the smaller gate to enter the kingdom he is telling us that, if we want our will be be like God's, we need to be traveling light through this world. 

'Nobodies"

Children at the time of Jesus were not treated as the precious things they are now.  They had no social status or legal standing.  When Jesus says "Unless you become like a child, you cannot enter the kingdom," he is saying that we have to see ourselves as "nobodies."

Cross the Bridge

On June 27 Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, led some migrants who had been denied entry into the United States across the Good Neighbor International Bridge from Mexico into El Paso where  they were met by border officials.  The bishop reports that a tense exchange followed , but in the end these migrants were all allowed to enter the country.
(the picture is some happy children in Hawaii, not miserable children at our southern border)