Stories on Inspiration, Love and Life Lessons

The Majesty of a Tree

Trees Come In All Shapes and Sizes All are Miracles Created by God!

My Original Oil Painting of a Native Gum on a Dry Creek Bed Mehi River, Diane Markey

Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy before the LORD. 1 Chronicles 16:33

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth’s sweet flowing brest. Joyce Kilmer

Oh! How barren this world would be if God, the Creator had not made trees. Big ones. Little ones. Fat ones. Skinny ones. They all have their own essence. There would not be forests. There would not be woodlands. There would not be shade at the pool in a desert oasis. There would not be paintings and poems about trees. There would not be …

God in His Wisdom certainly knew what a Masterpiece He created with each tree. A cherry tree in full blossom. A picture of green and white. Welcoming spring after the cold months of winter. “I made Myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees.” (Ecclesiastes 2:5) The soft spray of a breeze blows through its branches. The tiny petals float like snowflakes. Settling on all of nature that surrounds it. The blossoms promise the sweet fruits that are its cherries…