THINGS HOPELESS? PERHAPS NOT
“For over a decade I was a full-time chaplain on Mercer Island, near Seattle.
A couple years ago a 110-year-old WILLOW tree COLLAPSED in the middle of the night. Arborists arrived and removed everything but an eight-foot stump.
We felt a deep SENSE of LOSS as the landmark tree had been a gathering place for our residents for decades. We even held a memorial service in honor of our fallen friend.
Imagine our SURPRISE when, within a few months, green shoots began to emanate from the stump. What we had grieved as GONE… was RETURNING to LIFE!
Within a year, the tree returned to its previous glory.
I took a photo of the tree to document what I viewed as a “Godwink.” The reborn tree was God’s way of reminding me that it is always TOO SOON TO GIVE UP.
Greg Asimakoupoulos
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We must always hold tightly to our FAITH… looking for, and appreciating, CONFIRMATION that God is in charge, even when it seems hopeless.
Greg’s picture demonstrates supports the ancient scripture*:
“God … gives life to the dead and calls things into existence that do not exist”.
Good wishes for Godwinks.
SQ
*Rom 4:17
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