06.26.2024 | Ordinary Wednesday

The skies are cloudy, and the rain is coming down on this Wednesday morning in late June.  What a joy to see the heavenly moisture falling from the skies.  We were desperate for a break from the unrelenting heat of the past two weeks, and it arrived with a lovely, soft rain to offer a bit of balm to the garden.  Blessings received!

"Into each life a little rain must fall" is a quote from the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.  This is especially appropriate for gardeners.  A little rain must fall for the flowers to grow.  The rain comes down and hope grows.  The temperatures are moderating a little bit and you can feel the edginess slipping away, little by little.  The balm we need when we need it most.

One of my favorite Emily Dickenson quotes is this one:  "Who has not found the heaven below, will fail of it above.  God's residence is next to mine, His furniture is love."  As gardeners we know that heaven is truly all around us rather than beyond use, somewhere in the distance.  The challenge is to see deeply enough to notice it.  Open my eyes, Lord!

It's a perfect nap day.  A perfect day to relax just a little.  A perfect day to truly see deeply and take all of it in.  All of it.  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.