This is a fragrant, yellow hybrid tea rose known as ‘Eternal Flame’. Soon, the bush will be tall and narrow. I suppose like a flame.

I planted this rose in my garden because the name ‘Eternal Flame’ reminds me of the eternal flame burning at the altar described in Scripture. In synagogues, the eternal flame or lamp hovers above the ark. The ark is like an ornate wooden chamber that houses Torah scrolls. What’s Torah, you ask? The first five books of the Bible. Various Scriptures also refer to Torah as the light. Also, some churches have a lamp, or eternal flame, over their altar.

Be fragrant. Be bright. Be the light.