The Olive Tree

The Olive Tree

The olive tree is a story in resiliency. It can stand the highest temperatures and the harshest winters. It is humble, not towering like the oak, not stunning like a magnolia, instead it possesses a lovely meekness.
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While we don’t make mighty weapons from its branches, perfume doesn’t come from its leaves or flowers, it is its fruit that leaves its mark.
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We can hold the olives in our hands, as a blessing in its own way. But to get the most out of this tree the fruit has to be pressed. Even after the fruit is supposedly here, it has to endure more testing to be claimed as good, as beneficial, for it to fulfill it's purpose and go out as a blessing.
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These trees, if their roots are strong enough, will last thousands of years still producing fruit, the blessings still flowing out.
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May we be the olive tree, a sign of peace and meekness.
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May we grow in resiliency, that our roots would grow deep in the Father.
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May we be pressed to be a blessing to all in Jesus’ name.