“Cut this tree down!
Why should it be wasting the soil?”
“Let it alone until I dig around it
and put manure on it.”
—Luke 13.7,8
What is repulsive to the nose
may be sweet to the roots.
What is waste to the mind
may be food for the soul.
What is difficult and disruptive
may harbor grace.
The Beloved, to revive you,
will not uproot you,
but will not leave
your roots untouched.
“Let it alone:” let what is
be what it is,
and flourish with its
hidden blessings.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net