I come to the garden alone

 

 

I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses
And the voice I hear falling on my ear
The Son of God discloses.

He speaks, and the sound of His voice,
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing,
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.

I'd stay in the garden with Him
Though the night around me be falling,
But He bids me go; through the voice of woe
His voice to me is calling.
 

And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.

 

 

 

 

 

I prayed and asked God what to write. And this song came to me.

 

As a little girl, my mom would take me and my siblings to visit a very special woman who went to our church.

 

Her a name was Betty Isaacs.

 

This was her favorite song.

 

I don't believe I would have ever learned this song, especially so young, if I hadn't known her.

 

 

 

 

When is the last time you went to the garden?

 

When I read these lyrics, and hum the tune in my head, I imagine going to a place, not physically, but spiritually in prayer.

 

I love praying with others. My husband, my friends, my family, my church, my daughter.

 

But, I really love just praying alone. Just me and God.

 

That's what I imagine when this song says, "I come to the garden alone."

When it talks about the dew still being on the roses, I am taking that as though it is very early in the morning.

This person came not only alone, but very early in the morning, when most people are still sleeping.

We live in a society where we either stay up super late and therefore we have to sleep in late, or we go to bed early because we are getting up early to go somewhere, likely work.

When's the last time you purposely planned out a time to pray. I'm not saying you have to, but I personally was a little convicted when I read these lyrics. I really read them.


The last verse says this person would stay with Him in the garden.

We usually pray for 2, 5, 20 minutes and call it good. Yet, we will sit and watch a movie for two hours. We will talk on the phone for an hour. We will get up early to go to work or to a sale at the mall when we won't even get up at some point during the day or night to pray.

I firmly believe if we set time aside to spend with God, He will hear us. He will listen. He will answer.

He showed me yet again this week how big he really is. He showed me also that I need to put more faith in Him, than in others. He showed me that I need to go to the garden alone more often.

So, I'm not writing this little entry to try to make you feel bad for not praying or for praying for a small amount of time only at your convenience.

I plan on going to garden alone more often, and staying there longer.

I want to hear Him speak to me. I want to walk with Him more.

He is sitting there, waiting in your garden for you.

Won't you come visit Him?