The Giving Tree

The giving tree, keeps giving, going
Striving,
Thriving
Through drought, through storm,
Through pain and loss,
The giving tree gives....
God heals when branches break
When leaves fall
The giving tree continues to grow
Because God is the sustainer,
God is the omnipotent, sovereign  Maker
of all things
I am only a caretaker
of the mighty tree,
I can water, I can prune, I can
till the ground, I can toil on the ground,
but God is in control of the Giving Tree
I am but an instrument, a vessel willing to be used
and used up for him,
 When the tree suffers I do....
All that work...  I fret, I cry
But God reminds me that he is in control
of the Giving Tree.........
He heals when storms come,
He prunes, he protects, He is in control
of the Giving Tree.

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