Madilyn, Emily, Maria Teresa, Mason, Caleb...
Do you remember when we talked about the "apple of God's eye?" "Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings from the violence of the wicked." Psalm 17:8
Figuratively, it means the central aperture of the eye. Poetically it means something, or more usually someone, cherished above others and therefore protected and loved.
Children, do you remember the other aspect of the etymology of this phrase? I'll tell you again: The Hebrew literally says, "little man of the eye." This is a reference to the tiny reflection of yourself that you can see in other people's pupils. This Hebrew idiom is close to the Latin version, pupilla, which means 'a little doll,' and is also the source for our other sense of pupil to mean a school
child.
Remember children, how we wondered, and hoped, God sees His reflection in our eyes when He looks at us, and how we should be able to see our own reflection in His eye? Remember too, how we mused that God put a star in apples to remind us that we are the apple of His eye and that He is "starry-eyed" over us. Look at this picture. Can you see my reflection in Zachary's eyes. Make it larger and look. Pretty cool, eh?
Figuratively, it means the central aperture of the eye. Poetically it means something, or more usually someone, cherished above others and therefore protected and loved.
Children, do you remember the other aspect of the etymology of this phrase? I'll tell you again: The Hebrew literally says, "little man of the eye." This is a reference to the tiny reflection of yourself that you can see in other people's pupils. This Hebrew idiom is close to the Latin version, pupilla, which means 'a little doll,' and is also the source for our other sense of pupil to mean a school
Remember children, how we wondered, and hoped, God sees His reflection in our eyes when He looks at us, and how we should be able to see our own reflection in His eye? Remember too, how we mused that God put a star in apples to remind us that we are the apple of His eye and that He is "starry-eyed" over us. Look at this picture. Can you see my reflection in Zachary's eyes. Make it larger and look. Pretty cool, eh?
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