Paul frequently prays for believers to grow spiritually. This is what he says in Philippians 1: 9-10. I pray that your love will exist in large amounts, more and more with knowledge and with how you judge. That you may officially agree / approve about things that are excellent, that you may be sincere andContinue reading “A tub and the grass…”
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The crocuses and the hedgehog
First I want to see this word tempt used in two different contexts by Jesus: Jesus speaks to Satan: ” It is written again, ‘ You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ Matthew 4:7 Jesus did not throw Himself down from the top of the temple as Satan had asked Him to do. JesusContinue reading “The crocuses and the hedgehog”
Another garden and then chives
There is a garden adjacent to the Mount of Olives outside of Jerusalem. Its name means oil press and it is the place where Jesus experienced such mental pain that blood drops formed with the sweat on His forhead. These were His words to His Father God. They were said three times: ‘Oh my FatherContinue reading “Another garden and then chives”
…and so I added minature daffodils and…
Here is a question and an ‘ if you do this I will do this.’ The one is from Matthew and the other from Revelation. The first is Jesus speaking: ‘Which of you by thinking can add inches to your height?’ Jesus then talks about the worry we have to take care of ourselves, food,Continue reading “…and so I added minature daffodils and…”
Bittercress
There is the Common Bittercress and the Greater Bittercress in our garden. They belong to the Brassicaceae family and this morning with the temperature up at 12-17C it was relatively warm to look around the garden. Speaking to a young horticultural student yesterday and my saying how many snails I found on the daffidols sheContinue reading “Bittercress”
Herbs in jars
The garden has no different flowers to give but it does have herbs. Green: in bright and pale, size: in small and large. Sage and bay in matt and gloss. Mint, sage, thyme and rosemary in small pieces on this day when hands and noses go red on a walk. I took and put themContinue reading “Herbs in jars”
On the shrub and then alone.
Here is the ending of a powerful prayer where Paul is speaking: ‘Now to God who is able to do far more/ exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory… by Christ Jesus throughout all ages,world without end. Amen.’ It is oneContinue reading “On the shrub and then alone.”
Winter stalks in a jug
Moses also wrote some of the Psalms. Here he prays about the brevity of life compared to God’s eternity. This is from Psalm 90:10,11,12 ‘ The days of our years are threescore years and ten (3×10+10=70); and if by reason of strength they are fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for itContinue reading “Winter stalks in a jug”
The Hellebore
Here is an invitation from Paul: ‘ But we all, you and me, with open faces beholding/ thoroughly holding/ seeing as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.’ (old English behold = bihalden. bi- thoroughly, halden-Continue reading “The Hellebore”
…so I put them together.
‘And now living together is faith, hope, love but the greatest of these three is love.’ 1Corinthians 13:13 Seen + given + had = together I saw the arches of white and maroon brambles at Wisley A friend gave me a bunch of daffidols I had a vase from Cornwall and a pair of candleContinue reading “…so I put them together.”
A bunch of vegetation
Peter is speaking: ‘The Lord is not slack according to His promise… but is longsuffering to us as He is not willing that any of us should die the second death but that we all should say sorry because the day of the Lord will come.’ 2Peter 3: 9,10 It is my custom to startContinue reading “A bunch of vegetation”
Adding fern leaf yarrow and Gaillardia pulchella
The garden’s bright patches are provided by fern leaf yarrow and Gaillardia pulchella. Both are new this year to the garden. The one with its daisy-like vibrant red, orange yellow petals grows from seed in autumn needing moist conditions but once growing well its need for water is low. The other near this plant isContinue reading “Adding fern leaf yarrow and Gaillardia pulchella”