It says that Jesus after he had been crucified was taken down. Scripture tells us here that Mary goes into a garden that is also a grave place. Notice first of all that in this garden, God is reversing the story of corruption. What she sees is God reversing the whole story of the universe. As this woman stands in this garden, what she sees is not just a happy ending to a story she has been playing out to herself. She thinks that it is a coincidence that she winds up in a garden but Scripture tells us that what she is facing here isn't just a personal crisis, she is facing an ancient curse. This woman named Mary, thinks that she is facing a personal crisis. A wreck that you and I have then repeated in all of our lives. The story in Genesis three is a story of something that wrecked, something that went wrong in a garden at some point in history. Every human being asks that question because your little story and my little story is part of a much longer, a much older, a much bigger and a much deeper story telling us why the things around us just aren't right. I don't know if that's true but I know if it is this is why: Because we are asking could I turn it back, could I reverse the course of this story. They tell me that the moment before that happens, they say your life flashes before your eyes. All of us will experience what we cannot imagine now: The primal fear that we are slipping out into the night of death. Because all of us will one day find ourselves hearing the whirring of machines around us, the beeping of monitors, the pulling of ventilators, the rustling of cords. Some of you may not have that moment yet but you will. Some of you have questions in your mind, you have an image of something you would love to reverse, to erase. If only I hadn't slipped that hotel card into that keyhole. If only I hadn't gone to that party that night. You're saying to yourself, If only I hadn't been fiddling with that radio in the car that one moment. Maybe even parts that only took just a second or a minute or a split tick on the clock. Some of you have parts of your story that are horrifying. Mary was probably trying in her mind to do what all of us try to do at some point or another: To reverse the past, to go backward in the story. If only Peter had been able with his sword to fight. If only there wasn't all of this tumult going on in the empire right now. If only his disciples had hidden him somewhere else. Mary, the woman from Magdalene, was probably asking herself, If only he hadn't come in to Jerusalem during this time of trouble. There was just darkness, and some women walking through a big city on the way into some woods. It took ours about a week to begin to see the first blades of grass.There were no streetlights, headlights, or even flashlights. A gentle spray of water is best so the dirt doesn’t run off, although that is a great example of erosion!:) Place the Ressurection Garden in a sunny and warm location, if possible and wait for the grass to grow. We waited a couple days after planting to water our’s. When the hot glue is dry, stick them in the dirt. Cut them to the desired size and hot glue them together to form a cross. Send the kids outdoors to find some twigs. Lastly, you just need to add the crosses. (Sorry, no pictures of this step because I had too many helpful hands:)) Once you are finished adding the grass seed, it doesn’t take very much, add a think layer of dirt over the seed. Make sure the dirt is somewhat wet, but not drenched.Īdd the grass seed to the top of the dirt. Now, add the dirt behind the small rocks and on top of the small pot to form a mound. Next, add the small rocks in front of the big rock and to the side of the small pot. We had to use two of the smaller pots to hold it in place while we got ready for the next step. Whatever size you use, just make sure everything else is uniform in size.)īegin by placing the small pot in the middle of the saucer and put the big rock in front of it. Terra Cotta plant saucer (any size will work. While this craft looks kind of difficult, it was easy to make and we had it together in minutes. I think the director of Religious Ed is learning pretty quick that I can come up with some pretty messy ideas ), but I’m having a blast and the kids are too, or at least I think they are. Plus, I wanted to make sure it would all work out and how messy it would be. Mel, our oldest is in the class and I didn’t want to leave B and Jo out, so we made one at home also. My friend Liz, from The Farmwife Cooks told me about this fun craft and I immediately knew I wanted to make it with my Religious Ed class. This is a great way to help your kids learn the Easter story! We’ve been pretty busy around here and we haven’t had a lot of time to make any Easter crafts, but we did manage to find time to make this Resurrection Garden.
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