A Tribute to Our Jubilarians
I ventured forth into a garden in which God delights – a profusion of colors nestled in a palette of green; a variety of temperaments, some shyly smiling some bold and daring, laughing out loud at heat, cold, dryness, rain. It seemed to me a community, graced fellowship, prayerful praise of God just by being.
I ventured forth into a garden in which seed collected from many regions, from many seasons, and planted here; a variety of temperaments, some shyly smiling, some bold and daring, laughing out loud at heat, cold, dryness, rain, but always weathering the vicissitudes of life together, knowing…
God delights in each flower, nurturing it in a togetherness that allows each one to blossom, to become, to be, to shed its seed of life, to be plucked by the hand of God, Who delights and treasures such beauty.
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