She Thought Jesus Was the Gardener

Mary Magdalene thought the resurrected Jesus was the gardener.  The Gardener, whose job is to raise up new growth from a lifeless seed.  The Gardener, whose job is to call forth new life out of the darkness of dirt.  Perhaps Mary wasn’t wrong.  Perhaps she was seeing Jesus’ true identity. The Gardener of the original … Continue reading She Thought Jesus Was the Gardener

Gethsemane

Jesus walked willingly to the Garden of Gethsemane on the night of his arrest. The courage in that act alone - it’s hard to fathom. God and humans don’t have a good history in gardens, after all. The last time God shared a garden with humanity, it didn’t end well. The humans betrayed God, eating … Continue reading Gethsemane