Being Green

 

And all the trees of the field

  shall know that

            I am the LORD.

I bring low the high tree,

and make high the low tree,

dry up the green tree,

   and make the dry tree

                      flourish.

              Ezekiel 17. 24

(We may feel like what we do

           does not matter,

but every tree is precious

                 and so are we.

God gives the growth.

God bears the fruit.

We have only to be faithful,

    following Him,

    serving Him,

    sowing His Word,

    spreading His grace,

    and loving others

                    right to Him.

God makes us flourish

   in unexpected ways,

  even in drought conditions.

What appears invisible

            and so little in our sight

    emerges strong and visible

    in His Kingdom.

Take root downward,

             bear fruit upward.)

O LORD,

Please help us to be faithful and green

   wherever You have placed us today.

May we respond to Your voice

         for the welfare of those

                all around us

     and for Your glory,

even when we don't understand.

Grant to us the awareness

         of Your mission and vision

                        in this situation,

and the courage how to approach,

           navigate, respond,

     and run with You through it.

May all the trees of the forest

   visibly remind us

   of what faithfulness does

   and Your fruitfulness in it.

For beauty, for physical needs,

         and for Your glory,

season after season.