Watered

"Blessed is the man who trusts in Jehovah God," Jeremiah 17:7.

Blessed, compared to what? Cursed is the man who makes flesh his strength. Blessed or cursed. Trust God or trust man. Begins with the object of trust and ends with, well, the end: bountiful or parched. When God blesses it's not merely a matter of luck. When God curses it's not merely a matter of momentary annoyance. It's the difference between Creator and creature. Between overflowing Spirit and deserted self. Between immortal and perishable. Between hoping in God and hoping in the next president. Watered great tree, deep life roots, strong leafy branches versus dried, twiggy, desert shrub.

With a brother or sister, today, we give thanks to Jesus who trusted in God, rather than to align for political favor. And in him, for that reason, we hope in God, blessed in his sky kingdom.