The Glory That Shines Within
Sermons On The Second Readings
Several years ago, in an attempt to provide some shade for the house, my wife and I planted two trees in the front yard. I noticed this last March, though, that one of them had suddenly died. I say "suddenly" -- to be honest, I'm not sure exactly when it died. As you know, there's not much difference between a bare tree and a dead one during the winter -- at least not as far as the eye can tell. You only learn the difference (as I did) with the coming of spring, when all of the other trees begin to leaf out and one is left behind in the general green onrush of new life.
