Dear Friends:

The Tree

A student once asked his teacher, "What's the meaning of life?"

The teacher, said nothing. He just pointed at the tree. The student waited, confused. He thought he'd get a quote, a lecture, a divine secret, but all he got was silence.

So he asked again, "Master, what does life mean?" Still no reply. Just a calm smile. And the same tree.

The student was losing patience. He stared at the tree, looking for clues. Its bark, its shape, its stillness. What does this mean? he asked himself. Then slowly, he noticed something. The tree wasn't trying to be anything. It wasn't trying to grow fast. It wasn't trying to impress. It was just being.

The teacher finally spoke, "The tree does not force growth. It does not chase sunlight. It simply trusts the seasons. It blends with the wind, sheds when it must, blooms when it's time, and never asks, am I enough? You're not here to chase meaning, you're here to become it. Like the tree, grow quietly. And trust the timing."

The Bible puts it like this. There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.

(Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verse 1)

Every Blessing

               Rev David Saunders.

For local enquiries relating to Week St. Mary Church matters please contact either of the Churchwardens:
Lesley Booker Tel: 01288 341221 or Linda Cobbledick Tel: 01288 341468

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