Prayer Garden

I have a place in my yard in the back that shines so magically, I’ve decided to turn into a prayer garden. My desire to make it into a prayer garden came as I saw a beautiful red bud tree blooming and it was encircled with the ray of sunlight coming from above. I want to hang fun things in this location that I feel like it is a stain glass mosaic. It will be complete with white flowers, cat mint, ostrich ferns and black berry bushes encircled with pachysandra as groundcover. Phil has put together a curved, metal bench. The spot is very special. I like to read and pray there. I’m hoping to do some worshipping there, too. 

The stained-glass effect is of the sunshine gleaming through the various leaves and the reflection of the plants already there. When the red bud tree bloomed in that spot, the sun streaming through that spot lit the tree like a halo. It was heavenly and breathtaking. 

This reminds me of the garden when Jesus prayed and asked God to take away the responsibility of the cross. One of the things that jumped out at me was Jesus taking the disciples with Him. But they fell asleep and yet Jesus woke them up and took a few more with Him deeper. But when He came back, they were asleep. He woke them up and took the three with Him deeper to pray. But in the end, Jesus had to go deeper still and pray by Himself.  

Sometimes we find ourselves in a trial and we have to go alone. I feel like in my situation, I have to walk this journey alone. It’s just Jesus and me. My husband is such a sweet, loving man, but in the end, I have to go through this trial alone.  

Just like Jesus had to go through the prayer struggle alone. 

He had to go to the cross alone. 

He had to die alone, as God turned His back on Him. 

So when I go through chemo and pain, It’s just Jesus and me. 

But I take consolation that as He endured the cross, He can be there with me and help me endure what is ahead. No matter what.