Flower Gardens

(A Reflection of I Corinthians 13)

A Poem by Laurence David Sterling III

There was something holy in the act of tending a flower garden.
Planting flowers is an act of faith 
that teaches us patience
for beauty not yet revealed,
and for joy just now imagined
Cultivating flowers is a work of hope
that teaches us
that only by risking failure,
can we find true success,
and that only by putting our faith into action
is there a possibility of something 
more beautiful than we now know.
Picking flowers is a revelation of love,
in which we are shown
that it is only in pouring ourselves out
that we find our true purpose.
Love and flowers are for giving,
with notes too personal to read out loud.
Flower gardens are some of God's most marvelous symbols of
Faith, Hope and Love.

Canon In D# from Jack's Midi Shack