Thursday, September 29, 2005

strength

i was looking out my window this morning. what i observerd was cars passing by, people taking there pets to the vet, rain and wind. the wind though is something i started thinking more about. how strong wind can be but yet it is only measured by how you see other things move. in my case, it was two big birch trees. the wind was moving the branches all in one direction like it wanted to tear it out of the ground. the meteorologist this morning said we could have winds of up to 50mph. the strength of this wind was amazing. to see it move this tree like it was nothing. i know i could not be able to move it like the wind could.

then i started thinking about the tree. how strong is the tree if it can put up with 40-50 mph wind. the roots have to be strong, also on top of this the branches have to be pliable and strong enough so the tree would not fly apart. obviously this tree would have a breaking point. i am not sure what it would take, but at one point the wind could get strong enough to tear the tree apart.

a couple days ago i was driving. as i was i noticed there was a tree that had fallen on a car. the windows were smashed and the roof had a big impression where the tree landed. i wondered how hard the wind had to be going to break the tree.

everybody, everything has a breaking point. the point where they cannot hold on any longer. some peoples breaking points will tear people away from their faith, family and friends. everything they once knew could be gone just like that with a decision to turn away.

i guess i have decided that in my own life i would rather be a mending point. i want to be able to help so people never reach that breaking point. or if they have reached that breaking point help them to be able to help mend the brokeness they feel.

as i continue to watch the tree being morphed by the wind i know the wind will eventually die down and the tree branches will go back to there earlier resting spot.

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