The Tree of Life

There were many trees in the garden of Eden The one spoke of the most, was where the apple was eaten But another tree carried equivalent value, if not more I'm humbled to tell you, I hadn't heard of it before The tree of life is the one, I give so much regard Though the knowledge tree, it seems, in religion, has starred As Christian's we accept that Eve created sin Yet fail to grasp the meaning. To fully comprehend God wants his children pure, with a childlike mind To live, love and pray and remain knowledgeably blind Naturally, we learn more and more as we grow Facts derived from this tree, he doesn't want us to know Rules of religion and how to make him proud This is not what he craves, it's following the crowd He yearns for our love and true companionship Not our obedience, from fear of the whip His style is not to pick, prod and poke us But to reveal who he is and redirect our focus There is much to be said about this runner up tree It provides excellent shade from worldly Debris