A baptism celebration
Eli
The baptism may be in Cape Town, but we'd love to celebrate with all our favourite people — a relaxed picnic under the old trees.
Bring with you
- A blanket for the grass
- A little snack
- A prayer or blessing for Eli
Kindly
- No presents, please — just come celebrate with us
- Wear neutral or earthy tones
- We'd love to take a family photo for our home
God's Garden
Dorothy Frances Blomfield Gurney
The Lord God planted a garden
In the first white days of the world,
And He set there an angel warden
In a garment of light enfurled.
So near to the peace of Heaven,
That the hawk might nest with the wren,
For there in the cool of the even
God walked with the first of men.
And I dream that these garden-closes
With their shade and their sun-flecked sod
And their lilies and bowers of roses,
Were laid by the hand of God.
The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,—
One is nearer God's heart in a garden
Than anywhere else on earth.
For He broke it for us in a garden
Under the olive-trees
Where the angel of strength was the warden
And the soul of the world found ease.
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