FAITH FOUND....in a garden!

Dorothy Frances Gurney's poem is often quoted/displayed in many gardens.

The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,--
One is nearer God's heart in a garden
Than anywhere else on earth.

Though I didn't see this quote on the recent Master Gardeners' Spring Tour in Collierville, I saw other displays of "faith" that caught my attention.

Look closely to see FAITH written horizontally on the cross.

As one who often seeks and finds refuge by leaning in faith upon the Lord, who is the cornerstone of my faith, it encourages me to see others who testify to their faith in unique ways.

Maybe they, like me,  have been met by the Lord at their  point of need and this simple garden display attests to that.

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6)

This display touched my heart in this garden---finding this "faith display" was my  reward that day!

GARDENING......

4/2/11 Gardening.....it's more than weed whacking! In both our backyard gardens and the garden of our heart, there are weeds. Some are easier to identify than others. In my heart, WORRY & SELFISHNESS (Jesus Calling, 4/2) are all too frequently erupting. Cutting the weeds off at the surface might look good for awhile but those nasty weeds have a way of popping back up if we don’t deal with the root

Are there weeds growing in your heart? There is a spiritual herbicide that you can use----it’s God’s word. As those weeds shrivel, replace them with His seeds. What scriptural seeds do you need to plant instead?

God’s promise is …for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. Gal. 6:7 (NAS)