The Tree of Life
What is as old as the hills yet
as youthful as yesterday?
What is as predictable and yet unpredictable
in all its' twists and turns?
What is as grand as an afternoon sunset
whist being subject to stormy weather?
It is in fact the tree of life, its leaves unfurling each day,
and every year it does the same.
Yet as it matures it develops new limbs and new shades
as well as the hard troublesome knobs developing
from time to time when the going gets tough.
Occasionally it has good years in which it grows
and grows, stretching up to the stars,
and sometimes its growth is stunted by the
various seasons of its life time.
When the tree dwells on the rocky ground
or is over taken by the many temptations that
a sinful world presents and then it does not thrive
and reach life's full potential,
as the Lord originally intended.
All this can be remedied by simply placing
our roots in which trust into the good soil;
the soil of Christ.
You see life is like a eucalyptus tree;
throughout all its twists and turns it is
imperative that we root ourselves firmly
into the only ground worth trusting.
A ground that will support us and not fail to
forms us into the godly persons that
we were created to be;
Gods' people, his treasured possession.
