Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Yew trees and God

Have you ever thought about what tree you would want to be?

The bible uses many allusions to trees and being a tree in your faith and following of the Lord.
That being said i think it is a valid question to ask what tree do you see yourself relating to and why? I guess it is kinda silly but thinking about it made wonder just how much do i know about "trees" which i am supposedly representing.

so basically what tree are you?

All in all i think i represent best a yew tree because its wood although very rough and practically unwork able can be made into a very amazing tool. The Yew was the wood made to make the famous long bow of Great Britain in the 1300's. I find this signifigant to my life because i am much like the tree, i am a course and odd person and i am of a rare breed( not necessarily prideful but meaning more that i am just weird) but the funny thing is that even though i seem like a wood that is from a tree of death and unusefulness that really i am very useful in the right persons hands. So useful i can change a nationa and that rarity can make worth especially when someone highly desires you.

This is really cool to me because it embodies my faith so much. Aren't we all just peieces of rough useless wood from a tree of death? But then some great Craftsman gets ahold of us(God) and can make us a beautiful tool for his use. and that Craftsman pays such a high price just for that rare and seemingly bad wood and yet produces such a more prized and rare product.

How wonderful an illustration does the Lord give us in nature

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