Finding Beauty Amidst the Ashes

those beautiful gardens. The gorgeous garden pictured here is known as the "Bishop's Garden" and it graces one side of our National Cathedral. This lovely garden was especially meaningful to me when I was strolling through it a year ago, and is even more meaningful today. I believe gardens are special places where beauty, peace, solace, and perhaps a small measure of comfort can be found for those who have suffered such indescribable loss. For although gardens are planted and tended by human gardeners, the flowers, trees, and shrubs that grow there are beyond doubt the handiwork of God, the Divine author of beauty and peace.

As I share here a few of the many photos we took of historical places and beautiful gardens we toured, my prayer is that many who are now mourning the loss of family members, friends, and fellow Americans as the result of "Black Tuesday" will read this article and will once again - in time -- find "beauty amidst ashes."

God bless all those who mourn the loss of their loved ones, and may God continue to bless America!

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Naomi Mathews -- Copyright © October 2001

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