The Pomegranate Tree

Sometimes in this household we say that we have a garden that keeps on giving. It's the upside of many years of neglect, I guess. As we give this garden love and attention, it gives back revealing it's hidden wonders and beauty. About a month ago, Heather uncovered a pomegranate tree. It had been overtaken by vines, just barely managing to show a sprig of leaves that caught her eye. Now it looks like this.

In my eyes, this pomegranate tree is a little fragile with its spindly branches that are used to the crowding of vines but it's also heavy with fruit that's slowly ripening. I connected with this little tree today. My life in India was crowded and suffocating. As I've come back to life in Australia I've felt fragile, trying to embrace new life without the support of unhealthy thoughts and habits. And God invites me to see the fruit that is growing in my life and the fruit that my life bears for others. May this little pomegranate tree be your invitation and encouragement too.

Folk at the Friary

If you're keen to have a fun Saturday night and you're free on the 18th April come along to Folk at the Friary. 

The pretty advert is below but some of those details are hard to read so I've written them here too:

6pm - 9pm

featuring JUMPING FENCES & GETANO BANN

$10 Adult, $5 Child/Pensioner, $25 Family

Supper will be available from the Friary Kitchen and coffee from The Rich Pour.  This is a BYO venue.

139 Brookfield Rd, Kenmore Hills.

Gardening with God

While sitting with the community recently, I was reminded of the impact that praying three times a day has had on me. I recalled a particular day when I was shovelling and discovering the (ancient) pathways in the woods down from St Clare’s and the words from Midday Prayer came to me:

            “Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us

            And establish thou the work of our hands.”

Sometimes the work here can be quite difficult but these words from midday prayer have changed the way I engage with it. I find I can now work with enjoyment, feeling as though I’m spending time with God in His garden.

The gift of new life

Our sweet pea seeds have started to come to life! There are so many ways we are rejoicing in creation here.