As we conclude our series this week, we find parallel imagery and inspiration in Victor Hugo’s masterpiece alongside the garden’s of sacred text. The bishop who gifts Valjean with silver has a daily practice of walking in a garden. As Valjean raises Cosette, he does so in a home with an unruly garden that he evidently struggles to maintain. Marius and Cosette profess their love to each other in the secrecy of that same garden. Often people associate God with spaces in creation. This can be the beach or the mountains or a forest or a garden—even an unruly one.
Scripture: Genesis 2:15; Luke 22:39-46; John 20:11-18 (CEB)
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