Mary Brady

Flower lover, vegetable grower. Hardy Perennials that live our harsh conditions..

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

This is one of the most beautiful paintings of Christ ever made, and for over a century people have walked past the one detail that holds its entire meaning...

It is called The Light of the World, painted by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt. Christ stands at night in an overgrown garden, holding a lantern, his hand raised to knock at a wooden door.

It illustrates a line from the Book of Revelation:

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock."

The door is choked with ivy and weeds. It has clearly not been opened in a very long time.

Now look at the door itself, and you will see what holds the key to understanding the entire artwork… there is no handle. No latch, no knob, nothing on the outside at all.

Hunt left it off on purpose: this door can only be opened from within.

The door is the human soul, and the point is that Christ can stand there and knock forever, but he cannot let himself in. The handle is on the other side. It has to be you who opens it. The ivy has grown thick over the frame because this particular door has stayed shut for years, and yet his lantern is still burning, and he is still standing there, still knocking, waiting for a door that may never open.

Fifty years after he painted it, Hunt felt he had to spell the meaning out: the shut door, he said, was “the obstinately shut mind.”

The light has not gone out and whether that door ever opens was always, only, up to you...

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

@JamesLucasIT I love this. How often earlier I had that shut door.

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

@theblaze So what he is saying that rights are secondary to winning?

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

@cnalive Here in N. Ohio we had two separate functions that people could go to one was the Fest in Avon on the 15th from 11-11pm. With Mass, Adoration,Rosary on the Hour, music, games, etc. The other celebration in Little Italy East side of Cleveland which celebrates from 14th-16th.

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

@PLVerratti Hard to for most of us to admit that this is true.

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

MASSACHUSETTS PRIVILEGES MUSLIMS - https://t.co/vCleClBZ1z via @Shareaholic I had used the Public Transportation system here in Cleveland and its surrounding surburbs for over a decade when in College and after when I needed to go to a downtown event and parking was limited.

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

Defeat the Left’s War Against Pastors & All Christians https://t.co/e51EkzMVj2

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

Seven Best Foods and Supplements to Enhance Your Immune System https://t.co/arT58nhb1z

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

The Spice That Protects the Brain From Fluoride — and Points to a Bigger Truth About Turmeric https://t.co/46vIufPMnZ

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

Anyone else upset about Gov Polis of Colorado vote to rewrite the poilicy for parenting. It goes against common sense and traditional family.

[The Farmers' Almanac @FarmersAlmanac]

🐄🐖🐓 Happy National Farm Animals Day! 🐄🐖🐓 Today, we celebrate the incredible animals that sustain and nourish us, as well as the hardworking farmers who care for them with dedication and heart. https://t.co/p2C3DFR5Vn

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

@theblaze no

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

@Nature That is a issue with any job. If you have a hostile or unhealthy relationship with your manager there will be a lot of missed opportunities. Sometimes if you are lucky you can transfer to another department, location or often times its time to find alternative position somewere.

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

@GlasgowBotanic Maybe some day I will get to see in person.

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

@cnalive So true

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

A New Food Pyramid for a Metabolically Unwell Nation https://t.co/HBF2zmuyHv via @epochtimes

[Mary Brady @mcabrady]

@elonmusk Thanks for sharing this information.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

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[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

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