Sometimes when I'm watering the garden I am mesmerized by the plant life; the variations of leaf types, stems, pollinating flowers, fruiting bodies. But yesterday my attention was drawn to what was the common denominator in the garden.At the base of all that living plant matter is soil. Dirt, earth, adamah - in hebrew...it's the carbon based topping of our material planet from which all life springs forth. Look close and it's not just dark brown stuff. It's a complex combination of sand, organic matter, pulverized rock. What G!d used in our creation...soil and the breath...ruach.
As I am breathing in and out, gazing at the soil that is home to our community garden, there is a moment of deep connection;
Shema Israel Adonoi Eloheinu Adonoi Echad
In our community garden Oneness abounds.
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