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1 " God loves us just as we are, just as we were, and just as we will be, and anytime we are ready to do transforming work, God is loving us there as well. "
― Jerusalem Jackson Greer , At Home in this Life: Finding Peace at the Crossroads of Unraveled Dreams and Beautiful Surprises
2 " When we use the toil of our hands and not only our minds to bring newness and restoration to the world, we become part of God's healing process in creation. "
3 " When we dig in the soil and plant a seed, we enter into a cycle of restoration that produces wholeness in us. Our bodies are restored by the tilling and the harvesting, our minds are restored by the space such repetitive worksopens up within us, the earth is restored by the nutrients provided through the plants, and our spirits are revived as we become better stewards of what we have been given. "
4 " Most growth, the everyday kind, is so slow that it is almost imperceptible. "
5 " Most growth, the everyday kind, is so slow that it is almost imperceptible. It also requires a lot of daily maintenance. Pulling weeds, clearing out debris, watering, tending, feeding. These chores can be meditative, and they can be a pain, but they have to be done, whether you are in the mood or not. "
