The Garden
/the garden waits
expecting life
and beauty will follow
after all
after fall
sweater weather seems
to last forever
until
unexpectedly
life appears suddenly
surprised
we really shouldn’t be
expecting life
is pregnancy
waiting first expectantly
Hope Begotten mystery
life matures in wombs
quietly
the whisper heard
speaking
outside every speechless tomb
bowing
silently
as life appears like it counted
down from three
still surprised
we really shouldn’t be
the garden was made for spring
made to sing
made to ring
made to fling out broad a name
like the rest
but not
One
but we’re not the same
mortal things forever witnessing
his Life conquering
Death where’s your sting?
life’s a symphony
scored brilliantly
a finished work playing endlessly
lovely in each masterpiece
you and me
the garden waits
but now on first of days
it’s early spring
a new creation
echoing
words that summon
earth’s great kings:
He is risen indeed!
Author: Zach Elliott
Zach Elliott describes himself as an ordinary man who loves Jesus. Anyone who knows Zach Elliott would describe him as far from ordinary. Zach began his career with Oregon State Police as a Forensic Evidence Technician, then served as a church planter and a pastor before launching V3, a ministry committed to sharing the Gospel and loving the Church. He is a husband, father, speaker, author, and thought leader, engaging the world with a powerful message of hope and restoration in Christ. He has a contagious love of life, finds beauty in the most unlikely places, and loves people with an uncommon depth of respect and honor.
