Today at work one of my co-workers was trying to pick out a dove to symbol gentleness...she found one similar to this but more straight-on, where this one is slightly on an angle. Anyway, I was captivated by the dove because a dove is the symbol of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is gentle, peaceful, understanding, pure, full of Trust, and purposeful. When seeing this dove I couldn't help but picture our Lord with his arms stretched wide, embracing His children, providing protection and the ultimate love for each of us. I came across this dove on one of Dave's saved pictures, that he found on the "postcard secrets" website and had to download it. "I can't express how much you mean to me". What does this mean to you? What kindof emotions does this statement stir within your soul? Do you understand fully what this question is referring about? The wings of this dove is stretched out, he is coming down from up high....Christ came down to be born into a world of pain...He came to us. Christ stretched out his arms on the cross bearing the worst possible death for us...and then sent His Spirit to rest upon us to show us the way of Truth and to comfort us in all circumstances...THAT is how much you mean to HIM! May we all find the peace in our Lord's arms, accept His embrace and all that He has done for us, and receive His love as the ultimate blessing on our life to share with others.