GARDEN OF FAITH

the lesson could not have been more perfect for me today.

maybe because

i spent five hours working in the yard yesterday.

the other reason:

FAITH

having FAITH

my FAITH has been challenged

and this reminder

was exactly what i needed.

after discussing the brother of jared,

i pulled out a poem that i had written

many years ago

regarding 

alma 32:26-43 

called

A GARDEN OF FAITH

i pre-cut images.
we read the poem together
and as we came to a particular verse,
the images were glued on to the paper.


each child received a packet of seeds.
then the challenge,
experiment upon the word.
what seed will i plant?
mmm faith to be healed?
primary lesson 29

GARDEN OF FAITH

plant a garden of faith

and it will grow.

remember, you'll reap

the seeds you sow.

there is no plant

if you don't try.

there are no answers

if you don't ask why.

the scriptures are tools

just like the trowel.

if you don't use them,

you won't know how.

so, if blossoms of beauty

and truth you need,

then plant my word

like a mustard seed.

but my word, the seed

alone can't grow.

so nurture and cultivate

for the works to show.

the water and sunshine,

like study and prayer

provide the smallest of seeds

with such tender care.

the glove, like my spirit,

when carefully worn,

will protect your hands

from being tattered and torn.

and when you know

the seed is good,

continue to nurture

to grow as it should.

this, the experiment upon my word,

once conducted and tried,

from the scriptures you've heard.

when the time has come

to reap your reward

for your work and your effort,

and trust in the lord.

the garden you've planted

provides a great feast

to never hunger nor thirst,

but have faith increased.