[Billie]

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[MEG33]

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[The Mayor]

February 8, 2008

The Secret Garden

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READ: Proverbs 4:20-27

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. —Proverbs 4:23

The Secret Garden, a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, tells the story of Mary, a young girl who goes to live with her wealthy uncle Archibald on his estate in England.  Mary gets to know Dickon, a working-class boy who loves nature. The two children discover a fenced-in garden that Mary’s uncle has locked up because it reminds him of his deceased wife. The garden looks dead because of neglect, but Dickon assures Mary that, with proper tending, it will recover with new life. With the children’s help, “the secret garden” eventually bursts forth with colorful, fragrant blooms.

All of us have a secret garden of the heart. How we tend it will determine what speech and behavior it produces. Proverbs wisely admonishes us: “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life” (Prov. 4:23). The word keep means “to watch or guard with fidelity.” Guarding what we take into our hearts and monitoring our response will determine what takes root there. As we remove the thorns of resentment, weeds of lust, and roots of bitterness, we can replace them with the fruit of the Spirit: “love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” (Gal. 5:22-23).

Are you tending the garden of your heart?

Think not alone of outward form;
Its beauty will depart;
But cultivate the Spirit’s fruits
That grow within the heart.  —D. De Haan

God wants you to water the seed He’s planted in your heart.

Bible in One Year:  Exodus 34–36; Proverbs 14:12-24

[lonestar]

Is that a ghost in red heels?

Weinie

[The Mayor]

[La Enchiladita]

Thanks, Billie, what a week!!! Whew!!!
Do I need to remind everyone why? Hmmm, I don’t think so....

I was happy to tune in to The Early Show this morning, which I never do. There was a young singer named Jamia Nash (?), absolutely lovely. As if that wasn’t enough, she was followed by Josh Groban. Did anyone else see this? What a nice change, something peaceful and lovely to focus on.

[Diver Dave]

TGIF at the Finest! Yipee!
Busy agenda but but stopping by to bump a Finest Thread.
Great looking Pledge, Billie. Is that you decked out in RED?
Have a Great Weekend, y’all!

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Billie
Wonderful thread! :) Neat photo.