Unconditional Love

This great mighty pine trees that are in my yard caught my eye today. As I sit and drink my coffee, I notice the branches of that tree. There are small branches, very long branches, thin branches, thick branches, branches that have no green and branches that have broken off. This tree has probably been here a long time.

This tree reminds me of life. As it grew branches started to break, die off and yet more branches sprouted. This tree has lost a lot during it’s growth, but here it stands year after year. It’s branches may be withered from the seasons but it remains tall and upright. Strange how a tree can affect the way you look at your own life.

We are so much like that tree, as we grow we lose our branches and new ones come along. We go through the seasons of life and yet we stay rooted and stand tall. As the storms roll through it sways us back and forth, the storms try to uproot our life, but if the seed is planted and it’s watered and cared for the seed will flourish for a lifetime.

The branches we grow will be our legacy. The branches will live on. Sow that seed of strength so the tree you have grown is strong and endures whatever life has to give. Be the root and the branches will hold you up.