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I Asked the Lord that I Might Grow

Precious are the times when a classic hymn transfixes you. One did this week. Under pressure for a sermon draft deadline, my head was down and the fingers moving across the keyboard as iTunes played a shuffle of songs behind. That’s when I heard Anglican John Newton’s 1779 hymn, “I Asked the Lord that I… Read More I Asked the Lord that I Might Grow

April 5, 2014 The Vicar's Garden3 Comments

Husband of Barbara
Pastor of @allsoulsnj
Canon Theologian
Gardens quite a bit.

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Rescued bulbs.
Mrs. Vicar and I took advantage of our season pass and the weather to make a visit to nearby #chanticleergarden.
A Spring favorite: Pulmonaria (Lungwort) tucked in a shady corner by our garden bench.
Planted in 2018, my Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii' will flower this year for the first time. I am beyond excited.
Today’s joy: our first Aquilegia vulgaris flower this year (Granny’s Bonnet).
Psychedelic tulip

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