{"id":877,"date":"2021-02-17T09:54:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/?p=877"},"modified":"2021-02-17T09:54:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:54:38","slug":"reflection-from-sarah-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/reflection-from-sarah-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection from Sarah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reflection from Sarah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My husband is a great cook (I\u2019m a proud \u201cmicrowaver.\u201d)&nbsp; He enjoys creating dishes and no two ever taste exactly the same, always delicious, but each in their own way.&nbsp; At the beginning of the pandemic we decided to start an herb garden.&nbsp; (I should also confess that I have a very brown thumb.)&nbsp; We live in a 4<sup>th<\/sup> floor condo so our garden sits on the window sill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sarah-McEvoy-Reflection-2-17-21-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sarah-McEvoy-Reflection-2-17-21-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sarah-McEvoy-Reflection-2-17-21-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sarah-McEvoy-Reflection-2-17-21-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sarah-McEvoy-Reflection-2-17-21.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cilantro grew in bold and strong.&nbsp; You could smell its sweet aroma when you gently rustled the leaves.&nbsp; Late in the season, we noticed the leaves entangled in webs from the tiniest mites.&nbsp; Where did these critters come from?&nbsp; The soil?&nbsp; Our home?&nbsp; Hmmmm.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the cilantro was overcome and to keep the other herbs safe we decided to cut it back. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A couple days later we noticed new growth a pattern I know plays out in gardens regularly.&nbsp; As I thought about the cilantro, I was reminded how much renewal and regrowth will bloom through our experiences in this pandemic.&nbsp; That who we are and how we live will change in ways that produce growth.&nbsp; I was also reminded that renewal and new beginnings are central to the Lenten journey which begins today \u2013 Ash Wednesday.&nbsp; New beginnings invariably come from old false things that are allowed to die (Richard Rohr).&nbsp; May you experience trimming back and beginning anew with curiosity.&nbsp; Open to renewal with wonder at what may be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sarah-McEvoy-Reflection-2-17-21b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sarah-McEvoy-Reflection-2-17-21b.jpg 542w, https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Sarah-McEvoy-Reflection-2-17-21b-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Reflection from Sarah McEvoy, CPE Intern<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reflection from Sarah My husband is a great cook (I\u2019m a proud \u201cmicrowaver.\u201d)&nbsp; He enjoys creating dishes and no two ever taste exactly the same, always delicious, but each in their own way.&nbsp; At the beginning of the pandemic we decided to start an herb garden.&nbsp; 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