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Topic: Green (10/22/09)
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TITLE: Like a Tree | Previous Challenge Entry
By Linda Payne
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How carefully,
how tenderly you planted
your word in my heart
nurturing, feeding
watering, weeding
the tender green sprout
that began to grow
Like a tree planted in your house, oh Lord,
whose roots grow deep
beside a flowing stream,
a stream of living water;
whose vibrant emerald leaves
never wither or dry up,
but rather flourish
bearing much fruit even into old age,
lush, verdant, and green.
But, I sought my delight
in a meaningless world,
where leaves were man-made
a dull grayish-green
with dollar signs for veins
and the world was viewed
through the sickly, unnatural
green-tinted glasses of
jealously and envy,
until I was
used up
fed up
dried up.
How I longed to be
Like a tree planted in your house, oh Lord,
whose roots grow deep
beside a flowing stream,
a stream of living water;
whose vibrant emerald leaves
never wither or dry up,
but rather flourish
bearing much fruit even into old age,
lush, verdant, green.
Too long,
too long
have I neglected your word
planted in my heart,
its lovely green leaves
now faded and dull;
too long,
too long
have I stayed away from your
loving
life-giving
life-sustaining presence.
I long to be
Like a tree planted in your house, oh Lord,
whose roots grow deep
beside a flowing stream,
a stream of living water;
whose vibrant emerald leaves
never wither or dry up,
but rather flourish
bearing much fruit even into old age,
lush, verdant, and green.
A river of grace and mercy
flows through your house;
with open arms you wait on the bank,
you welcome home this
world-weary
forlorn sinner,
you prune away
the unsightly growths,
feed and water
the starving roots until
once again I begin to grow
Like a tree planted in your house, oh Lord,
whose roots grow deep
beside a flowing stream,
a stream of living water;
whose vibrant emerald leaves
never wither or dry up,
but rather flourish
bearing much fruit even into old age,
lush, verdant, and green.
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The image of Jesus waiting on the river bank with open arms was my favorite line.