Trees of Righteousness

What is wrong with our ailing society- We chase after dreams like a proverbial butterfly That does not know how to fly straight Only to be caught in a net as lunch for a spider Is it only through heartache we become wiser Or bitter Surely our left hand should know what our right hand does? Lessons learned well help us discern responsible action Like -don’t build on a cliff if it is made of sandstone Or near where water may rise due to flood Or don’t live where there is strife unless you feel You are called and have the ability to turn things around And don’t do to others that you wouldn’t want done to you From the year dot when mankind left paradise we have warred And have killed, raped and destroyed that which is good Even a flood of enormous proportions didn’t change or cleanse or take away our guilt -for the problem stems from within of each and everyone -for you see-The problem is- SIN. Our human tree is the problem we are corrupt as can be So another tree had to come one that could give life One that is honest and good to the core One that could overcome all that the fruit of Sin could implore Even death- A tree that can give - a life that is new He is called the Branch and when we are grafted into this holy tree His nature, if we stay grafted into Him -will eventually cause us to Bear excellent fruit Yes there will be seasons that come and go like any fruit bearing tree But as it matures and is regularly pruned it will give of its abundance And when the change fully comes, in heaven we’ll be called, Trees of righteousness - The planting of THE LORD. ©? Brenda V Northeast 3 Jan. 2012