Rex Trulove
This is a closer picture of the rocks in the flowerbeds. There are actually rocks under what can be seen. The total depth of the stones is a bit more than a foot. Under that was very poor soil, nearly sterile, that had a large amount of clay, so it was all very compacted through the years under the weight of the stones. When I took this picture, my foot was on a dead weed, which was one of the few plants in or near the flowerbeds.
Yes they do need some work!
When I started writing this, I never even thought of the parallel between the rocks, sterile soil, and weeds to what people experience daily when they don’t accept Jesus into their lives. It is very true, though.