A garden“To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics; to appreciate beauty; to give of one’s self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived — that is to have succeeded.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Yesterday our service began with this beautiful quote. It was one of those Sundays when I’d woken up feeling the tug of things to do, and hadn’t much wanted to go to church. But thank goodness my conscience prevailed. I recalled how almost without fail, church reorients me and keeps things in perspective. It’s a tune-up for my spirit. And I’m so glad I went.

Listening to these glorious words, I realized the church’s website is my garden patch – a place to putter around in, to share with others, and to enjoy its fruits. By nature, it’s evanescent, with a half-life that’s much briefer than your average publication. So does a well-tended website leave the world a better place? One can but hope.