The garden is the place of God’s creative activity. In the garden we come to appreciate not only the divine lifecycle of seed to fruit, but also the interdependence that animals play to plant life. In a western cosmogony, it is incorrect to assume humanity is the pinnacle of creation because of its placement in the completed garden. Rather, the culmination of the creative divine efforts is the Sabbath - the intentional resting with observation of the creative work.

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