There’s a famous story of St Augustine, a Catholic bishop who lived in the 300s, and the seashore. The story goes that as St Augustine struggled to understand the mystery of the Trinity, he found himself walking along the beach ruminating. If you have never encountered Christianity, the Trinity is the unity of Three Persons…
The day lily is an exceptional garden flower which renews its glory every day. Beyond merely gracing the garden with its lovely blooms, it testifies of the Goodness of God who cares so generously for his creation.
My vegetables just weren’t thriving even though the soil looked so dark and soft. A few turns of the shovel and I could see the cause of difficulty: a thick layer of hard red Georgia clay. My plants could hardly grow in that compact soil. How is my heart like clay?
I love to nurture and tend budding beauty and fruitfulness in my garden, but I have other canvases to paint.
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