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Father John's Tree - by M.Kessling. Taking this metaphor to myself, I see myself under this image. I am a tree beside the running water. I have been here a long time, but there was a time when I was …More
Father John's Tree - by M.Kessling.

Taking this metaphor to myself,
I see myself under this image.
I am a tree beside the running water.
I have been here a long time,
but there was a time when I was just a seed in the earth.
Then I did not know where I came from…
In fact, I did not know anything, except
I remember the excitement
of bursting forth from the earth
when the sun shone
particularly bright that day.

I am glad the water has always been there;
I need it for my nourishment
and to cool my leaves in the hot weather.
If there was no water I would not exist.
I have heard of seeds lying in the desert earth
for hundreds of years and they never grew into trees,
because of lack of water. So I thank God
for the water to nourish and to cool.

John Winson

From Notes on Psalms, by John Winson SAC, 2010, Pallottine Community, Australia