THINGS HOPELESS? PERHAPS NOT

THINGS HOPELESS? PERHAPS NOT

SQuire Rushnell2 comments
 
“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

2 comments

Jane South Ellis
Jane South Ellis
Love each Godwink !
Sharon Partridge
Sharon Partridge
We had a similar thing happen in our driveway. Two crabapple trees were struck down by lightning during a thunderstorm. We carried away the remains of the trees thinking they were dead. About a year later we started to see the trees grow again, and when they started bearing fruit, the apples were not crabapples but medium to large eating and cooking apples. The trees are now so large and fruit-bearing that we have to prune them every year or two. Our only explanation is that what was left of the trees was cross-pollinated with our neighbors’ apple trees. These trees were truly brought back to life and are a symbol of hope in seemingly hopeless situations.

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