spiritual gardening

fruit of the spirit Gal 5:22-23

garden of eden Gen 2:8-9

Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane before deathmatt 26:36-38

Jesus in the garden of the tomb by Golgatha after death John 19:41-42

Rev 22:1-2 The Heavenly

God of grace, in the story of creation, you made the earth a garden 

and entrusted it to us to till and to keep, a place of peace and beauty where we could walk with you. 

In the story of redemption, the one who died for us was buried in a garden,
and there you raised him up to greet us with new hope and risen life. 

In the story of the Church, you tend us as a garden,
a place of careful pruning and abundant harvest, where we can work with you. 

Meet us, we pray, in all the gardens
where we go for nourishment, refreshment, and prayer,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.”

Scripture reference gardening, cultivating, etc Genesis1:11-12,2:8,4:12-13,9:20,26:12,47:23                  Exodus 23:10                                                           Leviticus 19:19                                               Deuteronomy6:11,8:7-8,20:6,22:9-10,28:39                     Jeremiah 17:7-8                                                            Amos 1:11,9:13                                                          Ezekiel 36:34-35                                                                    Song of Solomon 4:12-16