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The
Three
Trees
The Three Trees
Once there were three trees
on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams
when the first tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I
could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be
decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty."
Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will
take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of
the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of
my hull."
Finally the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the tallest and
straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the
hill and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God
and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of
all time and people will always remember me."
After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a
group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first
tree he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be
able to sell the wood to a carpenter" and he began cutting it down.
The tree was happy, because
he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest.
At the second tree a woodsman said, "This looks like a strong tree,
I should be able to sell it to the shipyard."
The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to
becoming a mighty ship.
When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened
because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come
true. One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from
my tree so I'll take this one", and he cut it down."
When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a
feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with
hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for.
The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His
dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end.
The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in storage.
The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams.
Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and
they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from
the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for
the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the
importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest
treasure of all time.
Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the
second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they
were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think
it was strong enough to keep the men safe.
The men woke the sleeping man, and he stood and said, "Peace" and
the storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had carried
the King of Kings in its boat.
Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through
the streets as the people mocked the man who was
carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the
tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill.
When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong
enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as was
possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.
The moral of this story is that when things don't seem to be going
your way, always know that God has a plan for you.
If you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each
of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had
imagined. We don't always know what God's plans are for us. We just
know that His ways are not our ways, but His ways are always best.
By: Patricia
Allaf
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