The strength and beauty of trees draw me towards them. In silhouette there is nothing like a giant Oak. Unlike most trees the Oak is often wide and tall, reaching out over the earth and upwards towards heavens. Poplar trees are a symbol of new beginnings. They are one of the first trees to cover scarred landscape with new growth. They grow quickly because they thrive from light. When they have not competing neighbors they grow quite rapidly.
There are so many forms of plants and trees in God's creation. Then there is the mustard seed... How small it seems and perhaps insignificant. It seems like an unlikely representation of God's coming kingdom. Jesus however found it perfectly capable of bearing the image of the kingdom just as it is. The tiny mustard seed is an image of faith. It is the faith that God can use the smallest and frailest, the fastest, the slowest, the strongest and the weakest to the kingdom.
The good news from the parable of the mustard seed can bring us comfort on days we feel low. On days like the willow tree buckled down under pressure. We can have confidence and trust God has come down through the son Jesus Christ to love and care for each and every one of us.
Mark 4:26-34
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