2/23/12

Two trees in one


This is a new one for me; I can't ever remember seeing a tree like this before.  The leaves are the most unusual ones I think I have ever seen, but the trunk reminds me of an old apple tree.  Its almost like there are two trees; one beautiful and one not so much.  People can be like that too; sometimes the most attractive in appearance leave a lot to be desired on the INSIDE.  The apostle Peter talks about this in a positive way in his first letter...

WEB: I Peter Chapter 3

[3] Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; [4] but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.

After age sixty, what makes a woman beautiful?  By that time in her life all of her external features are losing their youthful splendor and she just doesn't seem like the same person (at least on the outside).  But, she can be wonderful inside!!!  If she has sought out Godly attitudes, there is a very good chance that she is more beautiful at age sixty plus than at a youthful twenty.  Beauty is more than outside foliage; its what's inside that counts.