Gardens are places of beauty. Gardens are places of rest. Gardens are places that bring joy to our hearts as we walk through their midst. The Garden of Eden was such a place, a place of beauty and perfection, a place of joy and peace, but man could not resist temptation and the result was a view of the beautiful garden from the outside. No more joy, no more peace; only pain and sorrow, sweat and tears. This Wednesday, February 21, our journey is from the Garden of Eden—from which we have been exiled—to an even more beautiful garden, the garden of everlasting life. This will not be an easy journey. There will be much stumbling and falling, many bumps and bruises; after all, the world has been infested by sin and all the hazards that go with that reality. It is a difficult journey, but one that has been taken first by our Lord and Savior, Jesus. Because He has first made the journey and suffered all in our place, the gates of the new, heavenly garden stand open before us. No more tears, no more sorrow; this garden is our place of perfect rest, of joy and peace. Join us Wednesday, February 21 at 7:30PM.
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