Last year the Garden of Gethsemane on our Passion Play set became a "project" for me. I wanted to create a green patch of ground to make the scenes which take place in the Garden more visually appealing. I tried to propagate moss, planted grass, covered it with a mixture of hay and horse manure, and did manage to have moderate success for about a two month period. Because of the extreme heat for most of the season, the grass and moss did not survive and we had only brown in the Garden over the winter. I have taken on the task again for this season.
I have tilled up the 500 square foot Garden, treated the area with lime, and have seeded the area twice in the past three weeks. With the rain and additional watering by hand, I am hoping that the coming warmer weather will produce grass before the first performance on April 19. So far I see a few blades popping through, but from the audience the ground still looks brown.
We prepare the soil, scatter the seed, water the ground and.......wait. We leave the outcome to the One who has created the process by which our efforts bear "fruit". We rest on the promise of God to hear our prayers, answer them for our good and His glory. If it be His plan for Gethsemane to be green, we will praise Him, but if it not be so, we may pray for the funds to lay sod and trust that that will be done by opening night. But, In everything.......Thank You , Lord.
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