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                 In the late 1800s, it was common for railway companies to plant formal gardens beside their stations.   These gardens were filled with trees, shrubs, flowers, and fruit trees.   Sometimes they also featured a kitchen garden growing lettuce, carrots, corn, and potatoes.   Estevan’s Canadian Pacific Railway Garden was once located where Mid-City Plumbing and Heating is today.                The purpose of these gardens was to show what the land could produce.   After hours and sometimes days of riding across the featureless prairies, the railways wanted to show settlers the potential of their new home.   The gardens showed what was possible and they encouraged the settlers to transform their own land and discover its potential too.                Today’s verse acts similarly, in that it challenges us to find the potential in

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                 On the fifth day of a nine-day motorcycle trip to Wisconsin, my clutch cable broke in the middle of nowhere.   I was alone and not sure what to do.   Typically, my first response would have been anger at the fact that my holiday was ruined or worry about how I was going to get home.   However, this time was different.                After looking at Google Maps, I made my way to the nearest little town and found an O’Reilly Auto Parts store.   The manager said, “We can fix this!”   Not only did he sell me a cable repair kit, but he also called a buddy of his to come over and install it for me.   Within two hours, my motorcycle was patched up and I was back on the road.                Another factor that made me feel better was that someone was

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