Hedberg: Why does God allow weeds?
In her Up Front column for the Lewiston Tribune, Kathy Hedberg wonders why God allows garden weeds:
According to the poet, one is never nearer to God than in a garden.
Which begs the question: If God is out there in the garden anyway, why doesn’t he do something about those weeds?
Even after years of gardening I still marvel at the way life flourishes before your very eyes. One day you’ve got a little flower on a vine; the next day it’s a zucchini. Or a tomato. Or a bean.
Or a button weed.
As prolific as vegetable life can be, it’s nothing compared to how fast weeds can grow. Crabgrass and button weeds are my nemeses. I try to stay on top of them by plucking them out of the ground as soon as I spot them. But they hide under the bushes; they disguise themselves as other plants — they have an indomitable will to live. More here.
Question: Which weed is your nemesis?
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