Bethany Peck finds peace in her Father’s presence in her poems “Let Me Be Loved” and “The Garden Within.”

Aaron Hann takes notice of a little Greek word and wonders what made Mary turn around in “Mary, Do You Know?”

In “This Side of Heaven,” Anokina Shahbaz reflects on the Garden of Eden that once was and the world in which we find ourselves and how we dwell in the tension of the broken and beautiful. In her poem “How We Arrive at Surrender,” she reminds us that it is in the brokenness of surrender that new life breaks forth.

In “The Grave” and “River,” Zane Paxton finds renewal and resurrection.

In “Superbloom,” Brit McReynolds colors the desert landscape, weaving beauty and endurance in the wastelands.

Kellie Brown meets the memory of her beloved grandmother in the garden in her poem “Flowering Benedictions.”

In “Our Overstory,” Lee Kiblinger reminds us that our stories intertwine as one.

Christel Jeffs mediates on the necessity of beauty and suffering and how it brings us closer to Christ in her poems “Thorns and Rose” and “Gethsemane Ground.”

In her poem, “You Spoke My Name,” Kristi Clark walks through the lives of three women and how Jesus spoke to each one directly, just as he does with you.

Elizabeth Houseman digs down deep into the garden of her pain, as she finds healing and holiness in the hard places with her poems “Rooted in the Garden” and “Heavenly Healing, Earthly Bodies.”

In her poem “In the Land of the Living,” Charis Crandall depicts God's intended goodness in the garden of Eden and contrasts it with the fallen nature of the world.

In “Perennial Love,” Taylor Blayse longs for the hope of spring gardens and finds a deep hope in the presence of the cardinal.

Sheila Dougal takes us deep into the earth with her poignant imagery in “Under Winter’s Wings,” “Consider the Snow Pea,” and “Gardener God.”

In her poem, “Grafted,” Suzanna Gillette becomes part of the garden her good Gardener is tending to, as she learns to trust in him.

In her poem, “The Empty Tomb,” Bre Strobel reimagines the empty tomb account from Mary Magdalene’s perspective.

Daniel Suter explores how new life can come from decaying matter in “Horticultural Hopes.”

Amy Buchanan asks a pressing question in her poem, “Fruitful.”

In “The Butterfly Pavilion: In the Secret,” Megan Huwa seeks wonder and delight.

Amber North reflects on her journey from thorns to smooth, from chaos to order, from alone to belonging in “A Thornless Reflection.”