January 10 - Being Part of God's Garden
- Cindy Rae Fancher
- Jan 10
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 28
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You are part of God's Garden. What kind of soil are you?
Jesus used the Parable of the Sower to teach. If you think of yourself as soil, what kind of soil are you?
Clay, almost impenetrable?
Sand, loose, and very difficult to keep in a form?
Loamy, full of nutrients, and offering a nurturing environment for growth?
Stony or rock-filled, with small gaps where a plant might grow, but has no space for its roots?
What kind of soil are you for the Lord's call and words?
How well do you absorb and nurture the growth of yourself and others around you?
What kind of growth happens with the seeds the Lord has placed within you?
Are you the hard clay or the rocky path where the Lord's seeds blow away or can be quickly eaten by the birds of the sky?
What kind of growth happens with the seeds the Lord has placed within you?
Are you trapped within a thorny bush, being choked by those around you?
What kind of growth happens with the seeds the Lord has placed within you?
Are you a mix of soft, loamy, and fertile soils where growth is most possible and abundant?
What kind of growth happens with the seeds the Lord has placed within you?
Consider these thoughts and recognize if there is work you can do to become that which inspires abundant growth of the spirit within and around you. Then, you can become the rich soil of the Lord's garden if you are not already. He is there to help you.
Prayer:
Lord, make me a lush garden ready to receive your words and grace. Help me nurture and expand their reach to all I touch. Continue to water my soul with your life-giving words and thoughts, and then remind me when needed who needs what words and the water. I eagerly await the opportunities for the love that you will present to me. You are the most excellent gardener, and I am excited to be a part of your garden. It is a blessing to be a part of God's garden. I am your worker, striving to help you grow a fantastic world for us to nurture and love. I am yours. Grow me as you will.
Gracious Father, gardener of my life. I seek to serve and appreciate your love so very much. My life would be a desert without you. Therefore, I pray that you and your son, Jesus Christ, fill me with the words and wisdom to serve in the best possible way to fulfill your world. Amen
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I love how you compare humans to gardens but it's right on. I'd like to think I'm a loamy garden because I love nurturing and offering help to others to grow.
(Silly spellcheck - local LUTHIER! Instrument maker! Dave and his wife Sharon are Jewish!!)
I love this scripture and your sweet invitation, to be loamy soil!
In the 90s, I had my first harp, Tuilleadh (to give in full measure) on order from a local Lutheran. The woods he was using were big leaf maple, with black walnut trim and Sitka spruce soundboard, all grown and miled in Oregon
We had our native maples on the land, and I knew black walnut trees .... The morning before heading to the coast (3 hours) to visit sitka spruce, and ask their blessing, I dreamed of the sower, the seeds, the path and birds, the sweet loam ...
We were staying at a lovely Jesuit nature sanctuary for our days off (8$ / night suggested donation!)ā¦
What a great way to look at oneself as part of the garden. Thinking about how I am part of it, I am a nurturing environment for growth. Both my own and those I come in contact with.