Letters July 17, 2006 Issue

LETTERS

with contributions from LUCIE LEHMANN-BARCLAY, GWEN P. LYNN, BARBARA SHEAKLEY, STEVE LOHER

Like other readers, I caught my breath when I saw the cover of the May 22 "Abundant blessing" issue. It spoke so eloquently, in floral language, of what I was already experiencing, and each page was a further unfolding. I love to think that each blossom is a promise that unfolds in fruitage, which is what the articles demonstrated.

My living room window looks out into the crown of a cherry tree, so I had just had several weeks of cherry blossoms. Then I went to Denmark for almost a month, and the cherry trees started coming out while I was there. In fact, the lower trunks of several trees in front of the house where I stayed part of the time were "spiraled" with single cherry blossoms bursting from the trunks. I don't know if someone had cultivated that effect, but it was awe-inspiring.

Actually, I came home to six new issues of the Sentinel. And each day I've been back, I've sat down and read through a whole issue. Each time it's been like having a full-course meal. I've enjoyed the unity of the subject matter and the unifying effect of colors— something that has been less evident when I've read only one article per day.

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