1.0Through the Lens of Faithhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaitheelliotthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/author/eelliottGarden Stand Alone - Through the Lens of Faithrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="d1zfyDvKpc"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2015/08/garden-stand-alone.html">Garden Stand Alone</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2015/08/garden-stand-alone.html/embed#?secret=d1zfyDvKpc" width="600" height="338" title="“Garden Stand Alone” — Through the Lens of Faith" data-secret="d1zfyDvKpc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Standing alone. Standing proud. Sometimes it is easier to focus on one thing, than try to see the collective whole. There is indeed beauty in this one flower, but there is also beauty in the entire garden. When you look at a garden, do you see a single flower or do you just take it…http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/files/2015/07/Garden-Stand-Alone-300x225.jpg