United Methodist Church Of Westlake Village

Send us a textGardens hold a sacred place in our spiritual journey - they're where humanity first walked with God, where Jesus prayed before his sacrifice, and where Revelation promises we'll return to paradise. In this powerful culmination of our Les Miserables series, we explore how gardens serve as transformative spaces where divine encounters reshape human hearts.Victor Hugo's masterpiece consistently returns to the garden as a place of healing and renewal. For Jean Valjean, working in the monastery garden provided essential restoration after years of imprisonment and hiding. This sacred space prepared him for his ultimate act of selfless love - sacrificing his happiness so Cosette and Marius could experience the gift of romantic love. The final reprise of "Do You Hear the People Sing" takes on profound meaning when we recognize its transformation from a political battle cry to a celebration of love's victory. While the revolutionary cause appears defeated, something more sig