Slowly, methodically, the Jerusalem Cross Garden is becoming a quiet space that speaks to matters of the heart and world.
An amphora fountain (soon to be connected) speaks of that water that will cause us never to thirst again. A memorial bench invites busy and distracted lives to linger awhile and be grounded by the cross. The lush garden points to the God of creation who bends all creation towards life. Food plants - grape vines, cabbages, wheat, carrots, squash, peppers, tomatoes, onions, herbs - speak of our God who provides all we need, perhaps calling u
s back to the basics in a world so practiced in excess. And in the shade of the pergola over the memorial bench, perhaps we can discover our "own fig tree" under which we can regularly sit to enjoy the fullness that comes from a life grounded in the Word and committed to Christian action.
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