Autumnal colors dazzle us with their splendor. Their fruits delight and sustain both humanity and the animals who feed from them. We find respite from the sun's heat beneath their shelter.
Trees are a beautiful expression of the Fathers love for us. Their structure and design can be as intricate and delicate as the finest Belgian lace or as simple and strong as a pillar of carved stone. Trees are used by Him as natural sculptural enhancements to His glorious creation.
Arboreal magnificence continues even when there is decline within. Leaves flush with growth. Limbs full of fruit. Branches resplendent with floral grandeur. Until the test of the storm...
Weakness is revealed. The vigor and resiliency of the core is challenged.
The storm is where we are always tested and tried. Our strength, abilities and faith are in the balance. We rise above and stand as the cypress in the hurricane. Or we splinter and tumble like the water oak.
Our core strength is what sustains us.
The Word within us, His Spirit around us and the body of Christ keep us from falling. This is our fortitude.
Proverbs 10:25
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Those are beautiful thoughts on trees, our Creator, and life's storms. I really enjoyed the comment about God using trees as sculptural enhancements to His creation. I'd never thought of God as an artist before, but now that I do, it's so fascinating to consider. The universe is His gallery. Wow, thanks for opening up this new way of seeing my Heavenly Father for me! Your words and work are both a beautiful reflection of Him.
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