The Tree

Tender limbs, branching out Reaching for the heavens, the Expression of a feeling, a grace Far more beautiful and kind, wise Like the sunlight who erases the night, Guides the morning, so alive Whispers beauty into the promises Dancing into the heart who survives The darkness, the secrets, the lies It was the tree, so prudent Who brought Eve from innocent To tainted by the knowledge Good and evil – never blameless Her virtue disgraced, shamed By the fruit that the tree raised To silence His grace, bring Mourning for the naivete, the Incorruptible – simplicity It was the tree who would cry Tears of grief, disappointment, regret Because He would bar the way, Destroy the entrance into joy Forbidding anyone to eat of the fruit Which makes a way for the spirit To know what it is to live forever, The tree of life – blocked by His Cherubim Then, revealing His abiding grace Mercy that would open the door to Eternity, forevermore – the tree of life, Instead of bearing fruit – bore the One Who was the light of the world… This tree was - fashioned into a cross for the Son Who would open the door to new life! Because of His sacrifice on that tree… That made a way for you and me God’s gift – the tree of life, the cross… Suffered the One who was God’s only Son – The One who brought peace on earth, The One who is God’s reassurance of Love! Genesis 3:24 (KJV) So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.