In the midst of all the chaos? The mess? If you pay close attention. And sit still? Just breathe. Focus. You can hear Him whisper all around you, “I love you and I’m with you”.
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Container plants. They sometimes get knocked over by dogs chasing small things that scurry along the ground. Lost two peppers, the other night, in the tragedy…
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We raised our hands at one point, wondering where our help was. It felt like attack after attack. War in the garden. We often say when you start moving for the Kingdom, expect the other side to take notice. But we didn’t *feel* assisted in any of it. Until last night.
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Tenacious. Because it’s not *really* the plants we fight for. I mean, it is, but not really…
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It’s hard watching something you’ve tended to, and cared for, just start taking a turn for the worst with no real explanation. Every plant we have put in this garden is intentional, to get food to people who are hungry and asking for help. And our desire to help them is strong. And often it feels like so many things are against us. Fighting all the time…
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We worry about all these things we can’t control. And that worry? It can shift our focus off what’s good. We fight, and fight hard, and that fight? It can steal our joy. We look so far forward, and start stressing about how to get there...if we even know where “there” is...and maybe the not knowing brings on even more stress…
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Transpiration. It’s the movement of water within the plant, and it’s evaporation through leaves, stems and flowers…
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Out here? We walk as friends through the garden. Pointing. Chatting. Looking for beauty. Gasping. Trying to catch our breath, but also finding the space to breathe…
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There is a sort of stillness in the garden, and yet it is always busy. An ease of acceptance and surrender for what happens that is outside of ourselves. Faithfulness. Beauty in creation. Power. Wise patience. Order. Even, a gentle letting go, when it’s time…
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