Jerusalem Cross gardening of soil and soul continued this last Wednesday evening. The soil in the JCGarden was watered. And souls were "watered" too through acts of faith as micro-loans were made to the poor to help them help themselves.
The evening began in the sanctuary. Three recent confirmands considered what to do with their baptismal water. Rather than "waste" holy water mindlessly, it was decided to pour it onto the four little crosses of the JCGarden so that it might continue as sign. There it will nurture the herbs planted to remind us of the four acts - devotion, worship, compassion and justice - Christians are called to engage in which help nurture our souls.
From the garden we moved to the CommonGround Cafe in Remembrance Hall so that the fragrance of the herbs in the crosses might be released into holy action. Interest free loans to "little" entrepreneurs across the world, aspiring to help themselves but lacking only the capital, were prayerfully made with Kiva.com's aid. About $400 was prayerfully allocated to Felicia Coffie of Ghana, Lititiana Faleti of Samoa, and Lider de Pinedo of Peru,... and compassion and justice was done...kingdomtide advanced.
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