Lent with WTC: From Seed to Tree (the garden in waiting)
Apr 19, 2025Holy Saturday: The Garden in Waiting
Reflection Point:
“Look well to the growing edge! All around us worlds are dying and new worlds are being born; all around us life is dying and life is being born. The fruit ripens on the tree, the roots are silently at work in the darkness of the earth against a time when there shall be new leaves, fresh blossoms, green fruit. Such is the growing edge! It is the extra breath from the exhausted lung, the one more thing to try when all else has failed, the upward reach of life when weariness closes in upon all endeavor. This is the basis of hope in moments of despair, the incentive to carry on when times are out of joint and men have lost their reason, the source of confidence when worlds crash and dreams whiten into ash. The birth of the child — life’s most dramatic answer to death — this is the growing edge incarnate. Look well to the growing edge!”
Scripture:
“Joseph took the body… laid it in his own new tomb… and rolled a great stone to the door.” (Matthew 27:59-60)
Happy are those who trust in the Lord,
who rely on the Lord.
They will be like trees planted by the streams,
whose roots reach down to the water.
They won’t fear drought when it comes;
their leaves will remain green.
They won’t be stressed in the time of drought
or fail to bear fruit.
(Jeremiah 17:7-8)
Wisdom from a Mystic:
“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves.” —Rainer Maria Rilke
This is the day of stillness. The tomb is sealed. The soil lies undisturbed. But deep beneath, transformation is at work.
This is the growing edge—the silent sacred place where roots stretch and unseen life begins again.
Where are you being asked to wait, to trust, to breathe through the dark?
Practice: Create a prayer from your growing edge. Light a candle and sit with the flicker of becoming.
Fasting: What desire for quick answers must be released?
Giving: Offer a moment of sacred stillness—to yourself, or someone in need of gentle presence.
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