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Did you know that trees can grow and become very tall? Well in California, USA there are trees that are so big that instead of cutting them down, they made a road through some of them.

Did you know that trees can become very old?

Well in my county of Skane ,Sweden there is an oak tree that is 1000 years old. It was a young tree when the battle of Hastings took place in 1066. Just imagine that,  and the tree is still producing fruits!

There are Olive trees in Israel that are more than 2000 years old and would have been there when Jesus was walking around.

The oldest tree in the world is a pine in California which is around 5000 years old. Amazing, and the oldest tree system, or should I say root system in the world is in Sweden. This root system is still producing new spruces and the system is 9500 years old. Hard to imagine. Older than this is not possible in the northern parts of the world because of the land ice that was covering big parts of the world 10.000 years ago.


There are many stories in the Bible that are talking about trees. like in
psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of ; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.

Trees are amazing things, not only can they become tall, and old they can in a way talk to each other.

It might sound strange to think of trees talking to each other, but in a way, that’s exactly what they do! Trees have  social networks, helping one another adapt to their environment and grow healthy and strong. Fungi called mycelium travel back and forth, linking the trees together to share information and nutrients. When one tree gets sick, the other trees help it get better by sending it special sugars through its roots. Standing together,  helps create its own special climate that shields the individual trees from weather.

 

 

God calls us to be a community who shares and supports one another.


Roots ground the tree so it can stand firm and strong with its leaves reaching out towards the sun for photosynthesis. Second, they collect and transfer the water and minerals the tree needs to convert into food.

 

God wants us to plant strong ‘roots’ in His word

So much to learn from trees..

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