I have been marvelling at the life-giving properties of water. We are having a long spell of dry hot(ish) weather, and it is remarkable how dependent we are on water for growth and survival. We have a rudimentary irrigation system of drip pipes set up in the garden, which requires a large 1000 litre tank …
Sorrow prepares you for joy.It violently sweeps everything out of your house,so that new joy can find space to enter.It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart,so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place.It pulls up the rotten roots,so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow.Whatever sorrow shakes …