{"id":26110,"date":"2026-07-17T20:56:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T01:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carmelites.net\/?p=26110"},"modified":"2026-07-17T20:58:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T01:58:56","slug":"patience-faith-and-gardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carmelites.net\/de\/carmelite-review\/patience-faith-and-gardening\/","title":{"rendered":"Geduld und Vertrauen \u2026 und Gartenarbeit."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26110\" class=\"elementor elementor-26110\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa4624 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fa4624\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3c83e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e3c83e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Patience &amp; Faith&#8230; and Gardening.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4ee15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e4ee15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/carmelites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-i-brahim-hakki-ucman-174353-691067-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-26112\" alt=\"Row of colorful autumn leaves (green, yellow, orange, red, brown) lined up along weathered blue wooden planks on a rustic surface.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carmelites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-i-brahim-hakki-ucman-174353-691067-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carmelites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-i-brahim-hakki-ucman-174353-691067-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carmelites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-i-brahim-hakki-ucman-174353-691067-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carmelites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-i-brahim-hakki-ucman-174353-691067-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carmelites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-i-brahim-hakki-ucman-174353-691067-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carmelites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-i-brahim-hakki-ucman-174353-691067-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4063582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4063582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>As we ponder the parable of the Patient Gardener, here is a fun little story that points out some silly ways our impatience and our desire to control God&#8217;s Garden often cause us to put wasteful effort into things that God has already thought to take care of.<\/strong><\/p><p>GOD: St. Francis, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there in the USA? What happened to the dandelions, violets, thistles and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect, no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand drought and multiply with abandon. The nectar from the long lasting blossoms attracts butterflies, honeybees and flocks of songbirds. I expected to see a vast garden of colors by now. But all I see are these green rectangles.<\/p><p>ST. FRANCIS: It\u2019s the tribes that settled there, Lord. The Suburbanites. They started calling your flowers \u201cweeds\u201d and went to great lengths to kill them and replace them with grass.<\/p><p>GOD: Grass? But it\u2019s so boring. It\u2019s not colorful. It doesn\u2019t attract butterflies, birds and bees, only grubs and sod worms. It\u2019s temperamental! Do these Suburbanites really want all that grass growing there?<\/p><p>ST. FRANCIS: Apparently so, Lord. They go to great pains to grow it and keep it green. They begin each spring by fertilizing grass and poisoning any other plant that crops up in the lawn.<\/p><p>GOD: The spring rains and warm weather probably make grass grow really fast. That must make the Suburbanites happy.<\/p><p>ST. FRANCIS: Apparently not, Lord. As soon as it grows a little, they cut it, sometimes twice a week.<\/p><p>GOD: They cut it? Do they then bale it like hay?<\/p><p>ST. FRANCIS: Not exactly Lord. Most of them rake it up and put it in bags.<\/p><p>GOD: They bag it? Why? Is it a cash crop? Do they sell it?<\/p><p>ST. FRANCIS: No, sir \u2014 just the opposite. They pay to throw it away!<\/p><p>GOD: Now, let me get this straight. They fertilize grass so it will grow. And when it does grow, they cut it off and pay to throw it away?<\/p><p>ST. FRANCIS: Yes, sir.<\/p><p>GOD: These Suburbanites must be relieved in the summer when we cut back on the rain and turn up the heat. That surely slows the growth and saves them a lot of work.<\/p><p>ST. FRANCIS: You aren\u2019t going to believe this, Lord. When the grass stops growing so fast, they drag out hoses and pay more money to water it so they can continue to mow it and pay to get rid of it.<\/p><p>GOD: What nonsense. At least they kept some of the trees. That was a sheer stroke of genius, if I do say so myself. The trees grow leaves in the spring to provide beauty and shade in the summer. In the autumn they fall to the ground and form a natural blanket to keep moisture in the soil and protect the trees and bushes. Plus, as they rot, the leaves form compost to enhance the soil. It\u2019s a natural circle of life.<\/p><p>ST. FRANCIS: You\u2019d better sit down, Lord. The Suburbanites have drawn a new circle. As soon as the leaves fall, they rake them into great piles and pay to have them hauled away.<\/p><p>GOD: No. What do they do to protect the shrub and tree roots in the winter and to keep the soil moist and loose?<\/p><p>ST. FRANCIS: After throwing away the leaves, they go out and buy something which they call mulch. They haul it home and spread it around in place of the leaves.<\/p><p>GOD: And where do they get this mulch?<\/p><p>ST. FRANCIS: They cut down trees and grind them up to make the mulch.<\/p><p>GOD: Enough! I don\u2019t want to think about this anymore. St. Catherine, you\u2019re in charge of the arts. What movie have you scheduled for us tonight?<\/p><p>ST. CATHERINE: \u201cDumb and Dumber,\u201d Lord. 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