Filling the Pot

I have learned from my gardener housemate, Laura, that to select the perfect pot, you must look ahead at how large that plant will grow—or how large you want it to grow. In the right pot, a plant can spread out and flourish, above and below the soil. Too small, a pot will crowd the roots, blocking off crucial nutrients.

At least once a year, on a warm evening, Laura walks her plants to the patio. There she untangles roots, prunes dead leaves, refreshes depleted dirt with rich potting soil, and refits each plant to a larger pot.

Each time, I feel relief for those plants.

At times, when it seemed I had no more room to grow, God placed me gently into new opportunities to serve him. Watered by his grace, nurtured by his love, I have filled each pot where I was planted.

On our twentieth anniversary, the Answers magazine team is eager for growth, hoping to flourish. We’re praying for bigger pots.