Shrub Branch
January 29, 2012
The house was blessed. This involved Father Mark and several people from the church coming over. We started in my room as this is where I have a few icons. Father Mark prayed. Then we began singing a song about when Jesus was baptized in the Jordan. Father Mark had a bowl of water and used a branch, that I had taken from outside, to toss water on each side of every room that we entered.
-I mention this summarized account to provide context for the following-
The branch for the past two weeks has been sitting in the blessed water in my room by the icons. Father Mark suggested that I use the water for a plant…I figured what the heck lets see how this shrub branch does.
Slowly but surely the water has been decreasing and about 2-3 days ago it was all gone. The branch sat there.
This branch got me thinking of my own life. There’s these moments of being saturated by drawing close to God but then sin becomes a close companion and I’m left sitting in an empty bowl, drying out.
Today I went to Home Depot, bought some soil and a pot. I also purchased a small indoor rose bush to place by the icons.
The shrub branch appears to still be kicking…we’ll see in a week or so how it turns out.
