Yesterday I had the most wonderful opportunity to go out to the community garden, at the Orchard House, and work alongside the families who have garden spaces. I was a bit apprehensive at first with the heat and humidity, but the gentle breeze that crossed the expanding field made the work so enjoyable.
Michael was proud to show all that was growing in the garden. Lettuce, beets, radishes, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, and more. He put me to work harvesting the lettuce and spinach for last evening's Trinity 6:34 meal. As I bent down to gather with my bare hands the fresh greens I was reminded how often Christ went to a garden to pray...to find peace...to be with His Father.
It is written in Genesis that God walked through the Garden of Eden...did He walk alongside humanity as well? Did He gather the harvest with Adam and Eve? I feel as though God placed a special blessing on gardens, wherever they may be. That we get to feel the very essence of His creation and His gift through the soil and the seeds...through the watering and the harvesting.
As summer knocks on our doors I pray that instead of retreating into our air conditioned lives that we would step outside...step into the garden...dig our hands in the soil...wait for the gentle breeze to enfold us...and just be with God in the garden.
“The best place to seek God is in a garden. You can dig for him there.”
A Quote by George Bernard Shaw
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