A Tree Whose
Roots Go Deep In Love
Read Luke8:4-15
Greetings
to our friends at Grosse Pointe from your friends at the Avenue
Church in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.
Have you
heard this story?
It was told to our Junior Church by Martin, our Family Worker.
It was told to our Junior Church by Martin, our Family Worker.
First of
all he held up a drawing of a tree and talked to the children about
it.
Then the story began:
“There
was once a man who had a beautiful garden of which he was very proud.
Unfortunately on one side of his fence was a rubbish tip, but on the
other side of the garden, through a little gate, was a sparkling
stream with grassy banks on either side.
“One
day the man thought to himself, ‘I will plant two trees, one to
hide the rubbish tip and the other to provide shade by the stream.’
This he did and the trees grew and flourished until they produced
fruit. The fruit on the tree near the rubbish tip ripened first so
the man picked on to taste it – and it was horrible
– bitter, sour, dry; and disappointed he threw it away.
“Soon
the fruit on the tree near the stream was ripe and with some
hesitation he picked one to try – it was delicious
– juicy, sweet, and crunchy.”
Martin
stopped here and asked the children why this was so. Many varied
answers came, then Martin gave his drawing a flick and then this
happened.
Yes
roots
appeared!
You do not
need me to tell you what his explanation was to the children, only to
remind ourselves that lives which are rooted firmly in God’s love
and redeeming Grace, through prayer, meditating on Scripture, and
serving others can only produce good fruit.
Dorothy
Williams
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