The Two Trees (7 of 33)

[Meditations are intended to be read sequentially, from 1 to 33.]

In the Wilderness …

The Wilderness is not where we want to be. Yet everyday finds us there with decisions to make.

We are in the Wilderness today with bruises. We were kicked out of the Garden. Did we kick ourselves out? Anyway, we didn’t want to leave. But our friends betrayed us.

There we were with all the powers one could ask for — and WHAM!, betrayal. We lost all, in the Garden.

He’s on the Tree. The Hill that looks like Hell. Bruised and empty, we’ve had it with the Garden. Our soul sings, “Lord, forgive.”

We are there, beneath the Fruit of the Tree on the Hill. Feeling betrayed from the bountiful, beautiful fruit of the Garden, we decided to partake of this food. It looks bitter, dying … dead? Yet, behold, there is redemption therein, for the fruits of this Tree are Humility, Patience, Chastity, Contentedness, Temperance, Liberality, and Diligence.

We look upon the Fruit, the man on the Tree. “May we stay here always, Lord?” With eyes of love he looks upon us and says, “I love you” … and dies.

“No!” we cry.

Immediately we are transported to the Garden.