This morning I went outside early to water our garden. Knowing that we had some hot days ahead, I wanted each plant to feel refreshed and have the water it would need to withstand the heat of the sun. I watered each plant by hand with the hose: many hydrangeas, hasta, lavender, geraniums, black-eyed susans, zinnias, and tall sun flowers to name most of them.
As I watered the plants in the cool of the morning and enjoyed their beauty, a favorite quote from Rumi surfaced in my mind:
“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”
I smiled when I remembered this lovely quote and began to repeat it like a mantra as I watered the garden. Soon feelings of joy, love, peacefulness and gratitude began to bubble up from within. I was enjoying the beauty of God’s creation. In watering the garden I had found another way to kneel down and kiss the ground. My soul was nurtured and hydrated just like the plants in the garden.
“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”
What ways are you discovering to kneel down and kiss the ground?