“Of all trees, I observe God hath chosen the vine, a low plant that creeps upon the helpful wall; of all beasts, the soft and patient lamb; of all fowls, the mild and guileless dove. Christ is the rose of the field, and the lily of the valley. When God appeared to Moses, it was not in the lofty cedar nor the sturdy oak nor the spreading palm; but in a bush, a humble, slender, abject shrub; as if He would, by these elections, check the conceited arrogance of man.” IfsMenChristTreeFieldsHumilityWallLowsElectionRosePlantPatientHumbleChecksChosenBeastArroganceHelpfulValleysServing GodPalmsMosesCreepsLambsLoftyOaksLiliesDoveVinesConceitedSlenderSturdyFowlCedarsShrubs Author:Owen Feltham
“For the flowers are great blessings. For the Lord made a Nosegay in the meadow with his disciples and preached upon the lily. For the flowers have great virtues for all senses. For the flower glorifies God and the root parries the adversary. For the flowers have their angels even the words of God's creation. For there is a language of flowers. For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ.” MadeLanguageSoundChristLordVirtueCreationFlowerBlessingAngelRootsPlantSensesReasoningWord Of GodDiscipleAdversariesLiliesGlorifyMeadowsGod's Creation Author:Christopher Smart
“Christ has something in common with all creatures. With the stone he shares existence, with the plants he shares life, with the animals he shares sensation, and with the angels he shares intelligence. Thus all things are transformed in Christ since in the fullness of his nature he embraces some part of every creature.” ChristAnimalCommonExistenceShareCreaturesAngelAll ThingsStonesEmbracePlantSensationsTransformedFullness Author:Bonaventure