Let My Beloved Come to His Garden
One favorite hobby of many nuns is gardening — there is something prayerful about working so closely with God’s creation. After all, the first vocation of man was to “till the earth and keep it!” During retreat, when Sisters are freed from most work duties, some choose to spend extra time “sprucing up” the little plots of land under their care. Here are some glimpses of several garden beds and their nun-keepers around this year’s retreat time … click each image to enlarge!
“The LORD God then took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden, to cultivate and care for it.”
