JERUSALEM CROSS GARDENING...OF SOIL AND SOUL: Burn't Offerings

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Burn't Offerings

Lectionary Reading............................Daily Reading

First it was piz

za, a late night evening meal. Lori, cooking it in the lounge surrounded by a hungry team, almost set off the fire alarms. Only opening all the doors and windows prevented an unwanted visit by the screaming sirens of the fire engines.

Once there is always grace, twice....? It happened this morning during breakfast... Lori's encore performance. The photo says it all.

It wasn't one of the four Jerusalem Cross "gardening" acts - devotion, worship, compassion or justice - but it sure "fertilized" the trip with a healthy dose of laughter. Who says mission isn't fun?

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About Jerusalem Cross Gardening

In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life.

(James 1: 21. The Message)

Jerusalem Cross Gardening...of Soil and Soul

...of Soil (Pleasure)

Cilantro. Basil. Mint. Garlic. Planted in the four little crosses of my raised-bed in my potager garden, these herbs will add flavor to family dishes - think picante sauce, pesto and hummus - bringing taste and pleasure to our meals.

...and of Soul (Purpose)

But there is more. The same four little crosses reminds us of the four acts that deepen faith - acts of devotion, worship, compassion and justice - flavoring the pleasures of life with divine intention.

Just as the herbs flavor our meals, regular engagement of the four acts help flavor our witness to the way of Christ in the world, bringing purpose (Bread of Heaven) to pleasure (bread of the earth) and a holy spice to lives God uses to "landscape" the world.

Jerusalem-Cross-Gardening for Small Groups:

To spice up your life, consider joining a weekly small group. Meet regularly with friends for contemplation, reading scripture, and fellowship. Allow the Word to landscape your life. Share how you have "witnessed to Jesus Christ in the world through the acts of devotion, worship, compassion and justice under the guidance of the Holy Spirit" each week as a way of mutually encouraging one another in your spiritual walk.

We're all invited to the divine dance. Join the journey. Jerusalem-Cross-Gardening-of-soil-and-soul invites us onto the "Trinity-mapped" playground of God where Christ plays in creation (Father), history (Jesus) and community (Holy Spirit). (Eugene Peterson).