The “weed” then, is one way to look at the fallen human condition. But how do we get out of this painful mess. The way out, our salvation, comes through Jesus, the messiah and savior.  Jesus is “The Way, The Truth, and The Life.” We must allow Jesus to transform us interioraly one concrete experience at a time. We must allow Jesus to change our thinking from lies to His Truth. We must allow Him to transform our excessive or disordered desires to His Holy Desires. We must allow Him to transform our very painful emotions to His pleasant emotions of peace, joy and love. And finally we must allow Him to change our abusive words and deeds to his loving words and deeds. In other words, we must allow Him to draw us into His world of the “Flower.”

In the world of the Flower, the roots represent “Truth”, the stem represents “Holy Desire or God’s Will”, the flowering portion represents “Pleasant Emotions”, and the fragrance represents “Loving Action”.

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