Streams of Comfort

For this week I am reposting a poem that I wrote a few years ago titled the Peace Tree. A poem that reminded me to cease striving and to just receive God’s peace. As it was meant for me. And it is meant for us all who believe in Jesus. So if fear has overtaken you because of assassinations, death threats, violence, hate speech, natural disasters, loss of family, loss of jobs, loss of homes, loss of freedom, loss of life. Remember, “…we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.” (Heb. 10:39) I pray that God our Father will comfort you and fill you with peace and strength. And may the faith that comes from God be your shield. Peace be with you this week.

There is something I don’t understand,
It’s just slightly outside of my reach,
A low hanging fruit,
That hangs off the Peace Tree.
The state that I want my inner world to be,
What I believe will finally set me free,
If I can just stretch up and reach,
The fruit that Jesus promised me.
But I wonder why,
That the higher that I reach,
The farther away the fruit seems to be,
As if it is purposely eluding me.
And my heart begins to sing,
A somber and soft melody,
“Though I long for the fruit I need,
It’s too far out of my reach”,
“Though I long for the fruit I need,
It might not be for me”,
And tears well up in my eyes,
And I start to cry.
As no matter how hard I try
I can’t grab what will set me free,
And I cannot stop this somber melody.
But then suddenly the melody stops,
And I hear a rustling of leaves,
Of something moving above me.
I slowly look up and see,
That the Peace Tree is shaking,
That the Peace Tree is smiling,
That the Peace Tree is giving,
The fruit that I need,
And it falls into my hands,
And I consume it.
My heart begins to sing,
A new and joyful melody,
“Though I long for the fruit I need,
It’s too far out of my reach”,
“And that’s why Jesus my savior,
Gives me the fruit that sets me free.”
I look up and thank the Lord,
For the low hanging fruit,
That is just outside of my reach,
As now I know,
That peace isn’t something I reach,
It’s a gift that God gives me.