{"id":5970,"date":"2020-09-07T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=5970"},"modified":"2020-09-06T12:17:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T16:17:02","slug":"the-gardener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/the-gardener\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gardener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"The Gardener 9\/07\/20\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/533rp-ea6ae8?from=pb6admin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;skin=1&amp;pfauth=&amp;btn-skin=107\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Have I lived enough?<br>Have I loved enough?<br>Have I considered Right Action enough,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;have I come to any conclusion?<br>Have I experienced happiness with<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sufficient gratitude?<br>Have I endured loneliness with grace?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>I say this, or perhaps I\u2019m just thinking it.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Actually, I probably think too much.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Then I step out into the garden,<br>where the gardener, who is said to be a simple<br>man, is tending his children, the roses.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Mary Oliver<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This Labor Day, in the midst of the pandemic and a hotly contested presidential election&#8230;.it is a great day for you and me to step out into the garden and see who is tending the children, the roses.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-amazon-kindle wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"oceanwp-oembed-wrap clr\"><iframe title=\"THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_Ws7rijzOwBj96s&#038;asin=B08BDSDQ5L&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have I lived enough?Have I loved enough?Have I considered Right Action enough,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;have I come to any conclusion?Have I experienced happiness with&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sufficient gratitude?Have I endured loneliness with grace? I say this, or perhaps I\u2019m just thinking it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Actually, I probably think too much. Then I step out into the garden,where the gardener, who is said to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"qubely_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"ocean-thumb-m":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"ocean-thumb-ml":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"ocean-thumb-l":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"qubely_landscape":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"qubely_portrait":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses.png",270,179,false],"qubely_thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses-140x100.png",140,100,true],"rpwe-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roses-45x45.png",45,45,true]},"qubely_author":{"display_name":"Medard Laz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/author\/medlaz\/"},"qubely_comment":0,"qubely_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/category\/daily-treats\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Daily Treats<\/a>","qubely_excerpt":"Have I lived enough?Have I loved enough?Have I considered Right Action enough,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;have I come to any conclusion?Have I experienced happiness with&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sufficient gratitude?Have I endured loneliness with grace? 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