tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981550436398350882012-03-19T22:07:53.612-07:00Elder Jason Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057290269511059511noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698155043639835088.post-13809433244962393382010-10-23T13:01:00.000-07:002010-10-23T13:01:35.689-07:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTrREYLQqE/TMM-wmjBxzI/AAAAAAAAAAw/M-a0AXmjxVE/s1600/oaktree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" nx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OmTrREYLQqE/TMM-wmjBxzI/AAAAAAAAAAw/M-a0AXmjxVE/s320/oaktree.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A mighty wind blew night and day<br />It stole the oak tree's leaves away<br />Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark<br />Until the oak was tired and stark<br /><br />But still the oak tree stood its ground<br />While other trees fell all around<br />The weary wind gave up and spoke.<br />Why are you still standing Oak?<br /><br />The oak tree said, I know that you<br />Can break every branch of mine in two<br />Carry every leaf away<br />Shake my limbs, and make me sway<br /><br />But I have roots stretched in the earth<br />Growing stronger since my birth<br />You'll never touch them, for you see<br />They are the deepest part of me<br /><br />Until today, I was unsure<br />Of just how much I could endure<br />But now I've found, with thanks to you<br />I'm stronger than I ever knew</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div>I love this poem because of the picture it paints in my head, and because of the applications it has for our lives. We are all like this mighty oak who is tested and tried and goes through difficult times, but with our roots in the Savior Jesus Christ, we can stand strong. We can grow stronger and find peace and happiness. I hope you enjoy this as well, and may it give you strength through your trials.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/698155043639835088-1380943324496239338?l=jasonlyons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Elder Jason Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02057290269511059511noreply@blogger.com0