Grace in the Weeds

Grace in the Weeds

Friday Greenhouse: Cultivating the Heart

The “Greenhouse” is a space for growth, tending to the internal environment of our souls before the weekend. This week, we are tending to the eyes of the heart.

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Apr 03, 2026
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We spend so much of our week defending our “positions” and guarding our “truths” that we often forget to tend to our own humanity. Empathy isn’t a natural reflex for most of us; it’s a muscle that requires intentional stretching. Today, let’s practice looking past the labels and into the “image-of-godness” that lives in every face we encounter—including the one in the mirror.

a long row of tomatoes growing in a greenhouse
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

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