Trusting God

"They will be like a tree planted by the water."  -Jeremiah 17:8

Just before this verse in Jeremiah he says, "This is what the LORD says:  'Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD.  That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes.'" (v. 5-6)

The Willow in my photograph stands by a small stream at Surreybrooke gardens, one of hundreds of trees planted by the owner on a former farmer's field....  "But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him." (v. 7)  When we trust God for all things we can love as He loves. . . .

When you plant a tree

every leaf that grows will tell you,

what you sow will bear fruit.

So if you have any sense, my friend

don't plant anything but love,

you show your worth by what you seek.

Water flows to those who want purity

wash your hands of all desires and

come to the table of Love.

Do you want me to tell you a secret?

The flowers attract the most beautiful lover

with their sweet smile and scent.

If you let God weave the verse in your poem

people will read it forever.

~ Rumi

I am grateful that Love is only as far as my reach.