Return to the Garden: Reflections of the Christ Mind

by Paul Ferrini

"In the Garden, all our needs were provided for. We knew no struggle of hardship. We were God's beloved. But happiness was not enough for us. We wanted the freedom to live our own lives. To evolve, we had to learn to become love-givers, not just love-receivers. We all know what happened then. We were cast out of the Garden and for the first time in our lives we felt shame, jealousy, anger, lack. We experienced highs and lows, joy and sorrow. Our lives became difficulty. We had to work hard to survive. We had to make mistakes and learn from them. Initially we tried to blame others for our mistakes. But that did not make our lives any easier. It just deepened our pain and misery. We had to learn to face our fears, instead of projecting them onto each other. Returning to the Garden, we are different than we were when we left hellbent on expressing our creativity at any cost. We return humble and sensitive to the needs of all. We return not just as created, but as co-creator, not just as son of man, but also as son of God."

Genres: Spirituality

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1998

Reviews

[Linda Dupuis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book for husband's reading. He very much enjoyed this book. He continues to refer to it when he finds his thought process changing.

[Cristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

...mind-opening, christian, true... I keep it in the car and randomly open it whenever I have to wait and read a phrase - I-Ching style. I wish I could apply more of what this book suggests.

[Jilles · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last of the 'Reflections of the Christ Mind' books. Not as great as the other three but still more than worth my time!