“But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.” Psalm 1:2-3
Trees are amazing. They live many years. They grow in all different sizes reaching up to the sunlight while sending roots below the ground to find nourishment. Trees offer shade from the heat and then shelter from the rain. They produce leaves and flowers, fruit and wood. They can be a home for a squirrel or offer a branch for a robin’s nest. When I was young I found great delight in climbing to the top of the tree in our yard. My brother and I spent many hours in the tree house we had built in a big old tree in the woods across the street. What peace there to sit beneath a sturdy oak to read a book or take a nap.
Trees are amazing. They live through the seasons, changing..changing..changing again and again. They are stark and lonely in the winter. Spring awakens the buds that bloom and flower throughout the summer. At last the trees burst forth into an amazing collage of color that stirs a song in my heart.
The Psalmist David says that when we delight in God’s word we are like these trees. How wonderful to be a tree that is planted by the Lord so that we can be strong and sturdy, a shade and a shelter, bring joy and peace and stir a song in the heart of others. All of this we are meant to be!
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