What do you imagine the Garden of Eden was like?

Take a moment and describe what you think the Garden of Eden was like. I was thinking about this the other day, so I decided to make it a Sunday Brunch blog post. I imagine the Garden of Eden was like a beautiful, perfect paradise. Lush, cool, clear, beautiful rivers flowing through the garden provided ample water. Sweet, luscious, plentiful fruits hang low from the tree, so low that you can just reach out and pluck one off of the branch. Wonderful, tasty colorful vegetables are also there to enjoy. A vivid blue sky with white fluffy clouds provides the perfect “ceiling” for this paradise. Tame, furry, wonderful animals wander around, providing perfect friendship. I can imagine snuggling with a lion or riding on the back of a beautiful horse, or playing with some wonderful cubs. Just thinking about this perfect place proves a nice, relaxing exercise.

So, what do you imagine the Garden of Eden was like? Leave a comment!

~Cecelia Dowdy~

Genesis 2:8-15:8 Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he placed the man he had created.9 And the LORD God planted all sorts of trees in the garden–beautiful trees that produced delicious fruit. At the center of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.10 A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividing into four branches.11 One of these branches is the Pishon, which flows around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found.12 The gold of that land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there.13 The second branch is the Gihon, which flows around the entire land of Cush.14 The third branch is the Tigris, which flows to the east of Asshur. The fourth branch is the Euphrates.15 The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and care for it.