As I drive into school each day, I look forward to seeing the old oak tree. It is the first thing I see as I enter the campus and it is majestic, steady, and weathers many storms of nature and history. It must be 200 years old . . . and, I pray " Dear Jesus, make me like the tree to others". Help me comfort and provide steady refuge and longevity of Faith. Help me teach the wonder of this dear friend to me . . . the old oak tree.
"It is not so much for its beauty
that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts,
as for that subtle something,
that quality of air that emanates from old trees,
that so wonderfully changes and
renews a weary spirit.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
love that!
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