Thursday, May 23, 2013

Dear God,

My sanctuary garden continues to teach me life lessons.  As I dig in the dirt, I still find debris of every kind.  Each time something is uncovered I wonder how much more there is.  Yesterday I came across several pieces of clear broken glass, a 4" rusty metal object, old nails, a small plastic bag, and a tiny fragment of old fabric.  What on earth?

For sure the garden has been used as a debris field, a dumping ground.  A couple years ago I spent hours digging up long lines of barbed wire and a metal something or other that held the wire together.  I thought I would never get it all out.

As I clean out the garden, the garden spiritually speaks back to me.  What is inside you that needs cleaning up?  What debris do you need to clear?  What rubbish needs to be tossed?  As I persist in my work in the garden, I am thinking about those questions and giving thanks.

Thank you
for caring,
dear God.
Thank you
for inquiries
that inspire me
to think
about the life
in me
you have created.
Daily help me
clear and clean
my spirit.
Make me whole
by carving away
the junk,
the unnecessary,
all the obstacles
that keep me
from having
a pure spirit
in you.
While I restore
the living
sanctuary garden,
please renew me,
I pray.

Love, Andrea