1st Sunday of Lent

We had a discussion during our sermon about the word "cultivate" what it means, what it stirs in us. Homework: contemplate this for your family and for the community of St. John's. Bring your thoughts for more discussion next Sunday.

cultivate (verb) · cultivates (third person present) · cultivated (past tense) · cultivated (past participle) · cultivating (present participle)

1. prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening:
   "the peasants who cultivated the land became its owners"
   • break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or planting:
     "damp, well-cultivated soil"
   • raise or grow (plants), especially on a large scale for commercial purposes:
     "they were encouraged to cultivate basic food crops" · "walnuts were cultivated for salad oil"
   • BIOLOGY
     grow or maintain (living cells or tissue) in culture:
     "blood cells that can be most easily cultivated are macrophages"
2. try to acquire or develop (a quality, sentiment, or skill):
   "he cultivated an air of indifference"
   • try to win the friendship or favor of (someone):
     "it helps if you go out of your way to cultivate the local people"
   • apply oneself to improving or developing (one's mind or manners).