[Low Water Landscaping, 1926 Napa Avenue] Station 6: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

Veronica, a mostly anonymous woman of Jerusalem, was moved with sympathy when she saw Jesus carrying his cross. She took her own cloth and offered him comfort, wiping the dirt, sweat and perhaps blood from his face. There wasn’t ready water where she met Jesus, so perhaps she wet the cloth with her own tears.

This yard, full of succulents and drought tolerant flowers, shows consciousness that water is scarce. Perhaps it, too, is watered with tears in its consciousness about a changing climate. Our changing climate has resulted in a multi-year drought, more days of extreme heat, and prolonged and intense wildfires. As an example of low-water landscaping that beautifies the neighborhood while being water-wise, this yard offers the same concern to our earth, its people and all of its creatures as Veronica did to the body of Christ.

Station 6: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus