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Friday, March 14, 2014

Hope found in the Garden

The joy of the crocuses might happen for me every year but this year it has brought a particular strength and hope.

On Sunday take time to look at our little garden plot out front.  I know for years many have worked hard at it but as with everything there is a season and for the last couple years that little garden has started to look tired and worn out.  Recently Kayla discovered a desire within her to work on that garden with the youth.  We have looked at it many days with its dead leaves and branches over pouring.  We have thought about how sad, dead and desperate it looks.  We have wondered if there is any possible way it could become beautiful again.  People have laughed at us telling us we can't make anything of that garden, and then something happened this week.  Suddenly one afternoon I glanced at that garden and it beautiful, spectacular really.  Stunning crocuses making their ways through the deadness. I have spent many moments breathing that garden in this week.  Others fell in love with it's story of hope and promise too and have begun to spend some time there...and if you come look at it now, it tells a very different story.

O God, open our hearts to discover hope in your creation.
Amen.

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