A huge gum standing on a river bank is an iconic symbol of Australia. By contrast, a gum struggling to survive in a drought is a sad and sorry sight. As the river is life to the tree, so Christ is our life. If we remain close to him, drawing our life from him, we will grow, thrive and give life, just as he gives life.
Know life… give life…
20 February 2022 • Pastor Peter Bean • for the 7th Sunday after Epiphany
Bible Passage: Psalm 1
+ expandBlessed 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 scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 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.
4 The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
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