We are rooted in fertile ground,
and our roots go deep and our love abounds.

—from the song “Fertile Ground” by Amanda Udis-Kessler

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This spring in my garden
every day is a flower communion
as I walk among the blooming

that surprise me with their radiance.
On Sunday the first red hibiscus unfurls,
while at church everyone receives

an alstroemeria or sunflower or dianthus
to offer to someone else, saying,
“May you blossom here.”

And so we do in a community of folks
who, on our surface, seem more different
than alike. Together, we sing, we’re

“a dazzling bouquet of every kind
of flower. Jump in the vase
’cause we’ve got space for more.”

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The song “Dazzling Bouquet” was written by Bret Hesla.
You can listen to it here.