A gardening God – 19 January 2021

By Hennie Symington

(Di)temana ya Bibele

GENESE 2

₇Morena Modimo a ntšha mobu fase a bopa monna ka wona; a budulela moya wa bophelo ka dinkong tša gagwe, gomme monna a thoma go phela.

₈Morena Modimo a dira serapa kua Edene ka bohlabela, mme a bea monna yola a mmopilego ka moo. ₉Fao a mediša dimela tše botse tša mehuta yohle, mme tša enywa dienywa tše bose. Gare ga serapa go be go na le mohlare wo o fago bophelo, le mohlare wo o fago tsebo ya se sebotse le se sebe.

₁₀Moo Edene gwa ba le moela wa meetse wo o nošetšago serapa. Ka ntle ga Edene moela woo o be o tšwile dinoka tše nne. ₁₁Noka ya pele ke Pishone, mme yona e ela go dikologa naga ya Habila mo go hwetšwago gauta. ₁₂Gauta yeo ga se ya tswakwa; senkgabose se e sego sa mehleng le mohuta wo mongwe wa magakabje di hwetšwa fao. ₁₃Noka ya bobedi ke Gihone. Yona e ela go dikologa naga ya Kushe. ₁₄Noka ya boraro ke Tigrise ye e fetago ka bohlabela bja Asiria, mme ya bone noka yona ke Yufratese.

₁₅Ka gona Morena Modimo a bea monna moo serapeng sa Edene gore a se leme, a se lete.

GENESE 2:7-15NSO00Bula go Mmadi wa Bibele

Gardens must be very close to the heart of God because it was the first thing he created on earth. It was beautiful to behold and the fruits of the garden were good to eat. God even created a gardener in his image as a companion to till and delight in the garden. By scooping up a handful of dirt to form Adam, God showed us our connection to the earth. Our bodies contain the same elements as the earth, and are daily nourished and replenished by the earth’s nutrients and minerals as we eat and drink. It is not surprising therefore that we – most of us at least – feel a deep connection with and orientation towards the earth through our gardens.

Sadly mankind let that idyllic garden slip through our fingers and so we find ourselves mostly “East of Eden” and separated from the Gardener. But the dream of that idyllic place never left our hearts and at times we are reminded of it and rediscover the garden that remains hidden in the ordinary, the unexpected and the significance of timeless moments. Celebrating Christmas was such a moment as we were reminded once more that Christ came to restore our connection with paradise. He came to show the face of God among us so that we would remember that once upon a time there was a garden where man and God were companions, while pointing to a future time when the garden will be restored and God will be all and in everything.

Prayer: Oh God, we weep as we bring before you our gardens gone to wrack and ruin. We pray that you will restore our lives and make them new through your forgiveness and love for the people you created in your image. Amen

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A gardening God – 19 January 2021

(Di)temana ya Bibele

GENESE 2