The Gardn ers Crown   Mercy, the kind that saves us, grows in the most unlikely ground. It blooms among thorns. It takes root in the soil of struggle and suffering. From the beginning, the earth bore the marks of our rebellion. Genesis says the ground was cursed, “thorns and thistles it shall bring forth.” The first garden became the first grave. The soil itself carried the ache of separation. And yet, when redemption came, Jesus entered that same story and wore the curse upon His head. A...