A certain nobleman had a garden which he left to the care of a faithful servant, whose delight it was to water the seeds, support the stalks of tender plants, and to do everything he could to make the estate a paradise of flowers. One morning the gardener rose expecting to find his favorite blooms increased in loveliness. To his surprise, he discovered that one of his choicest beauties had been cut from its stem. Looking around he missed from every bed the most beautiful of his flowers. Full of anxiety and anger, he hurried to his fellow servants and demanded who had robbed him of his treasures. He found no answer until someone told him, "The lord of the manor was walking in his garden this morning, and I saw him pluck them, and carry them away with a smile of joy." He realized then that he had no cause for sorrow. It was well that his master had been pleased to take "his own and his very best.“
Has the Savior plucked some favorite flower from your "garden" and transported it to His Heaven? Rejoice that your dear one is now so radiantly happy. The Master has but taken His own which He lent to you for a few fleeting years. He will come calling for you in the very near future and then you will be transplated to God’s beautiful garden in glory. What a great homecoming day awaits you when you will be reunited with your love who is waiting for you totally healed in the Presence of the Lord.