Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.” Strong's 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot. Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb ( A) 12 and saw two angels in white, ( B) seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

In Song of Solomon 4:12-16, the garden is described as an enclosed (ie walled) garden. It has spring water and a fountain. There is an orchard of Pomegranates (today 10+ trees are commonly accepted as the definition of an Orchard). There are fragrant plants and herbs growing within the garden: Henna, Spikenard, Saffron (Crocus), Calamus, Cinnamon, Frankincense, Myrrh, and Aloes. The warm southerly winds bring out the fragrance of the garden, the cooler northerly winds carry the scent out of the garden and beyond. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.” Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The Tree of Life was also in the midst of the Garden, and the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The Leprosy Mission produces an internal daily devotional guide, The Bridge, for use in offices, hospitals, clinics and projects around the world. Current and former staff and trustees from many countries contribute to the guide. We will share with you contributions made by our staff team.Jesus asked her, "Why are you crying? Who are you looking for?" She thought he was the gardener and said, "Sir, if you have taken his body away, please tell me, so I can go and get him." Jesus says to her, "Woman, why do you weep? Whom do you seek?" Thinking that it is the gardener, she says to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away."

He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like ( AB) yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds [ b] of flour ( AC) until it worked all through the dough.” ( AD) It’s amazing what God can do with a garden. To seek the peace of the place where you are, where this generation won’t see the fullness of return to what was always promised, is an intimidating task. Yet to adopt an ethic of peaceful pursuit of the good of the whole community, cultivating belonging and renewal not just for ourselves, but for the whole of the community, brings us a little closer to a glimpse of the kingdom. Strong's 4226: Genitive case of an interrogative pronoun pos otherwise obsolete; as adverb of place; at what locality. Jesus concluded His sufferings in a Garden to show that He accomplished all that Adam failed to accomplish. It is not only in a garden that Jesus began the work of redemption; it is in a Garden that Jesus finished the work of redemption. Our Lord Jesus was buried and raised in a Garden. When he came to expound the account of Mary Magdalene outside of the Garden-tomb, weeping and thinking that Christ wasmerely"the Gardener" on the day of His resurrection, Ambrose again noted: Again, the kingdom of heaven is like ( AU) a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. The Parable of the NetGardens of the Bible were places of beauty, shelter, and sustenance. The fruit trees and vines, fragrant herbs and other useful plants, as well as natural water supplies, were all key elements of design. With what more beautiful words could Jesus have welcomed Mary into this work alongside him, but to call her by name in her own language? Jesus welcomes her into the work as a fellow cultivator of this new hope, signifying her belonging—and sends her forth as the first bringer of the good news to her community, and to the world. Mary’s experience of the gardener God begins a resurrection-movement of folks living into re-creation. It is Mary’s witness to the good news of our gardening God that brought us into this work alongside Jesus.

From other references within the Book, we can assume the pleasant fruit to eat (Song 4:16) could be Apples, Figs, and Grapes, as well as the Pomegranates already mentioned. Bees are not mentioned but the evidence of their presence is ie Honey and Honeycomb (Song 5:11). In Song 6:11 within the environs of the garden there is a green valley and a Nuttery (a plantation of Nut trees, possibly Almonds as mentioned in Ecclesiastes 11:5). The Garden at Gethsemane Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. This means making a story relevant to the supporter – our older donors understand what it means to have reduced mobility or poor eyesight. Adam’s job description changed from tending a garden to the sweaty tilling of the ground (Genesis 3:17-20)No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’” ( V) The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast ( W) ( X) plant lovers have their own heavy-weight tomes - two of them. Cassell's Flora is an encyclopedia of 20,000 plants from all over the world. If you can't face staggering from shelf to table to look something up, the CD included in the price is delightfully portable and complete (Mary Keen THE SPECTATOR (29/11/03)) How can your parish grow the garden, partnering with Jesus to re-create and cultivate ever-expanding places of belonging in your community, even when it is hard to see what could grow, or when it’s easy to be too fixated on how lovely the garden was in the past? The introduction, by Tony Lord, explains the workings of the world's 12 climatic zones, and explores the environments of, and the plants that grow in, these zones. It also provides helpful lists of plants suitable for growing in specific areas and provides a plethora of exciting ideas for garden design. When Jesus spoke to people, he used words and stories that he knew people would understand. He made His stories relevant – using everyday images or everyday situations – to explain something.