The Secret of the Evergreen

Winter Meditation

If you hike through the forest this winter, you’ll discover a world of bare trees,stripped of their color and glory, exposed to the open, frigid air. The density of the forest  has vanished, and emptiness fills the spaces where foliage once thrived. If you tread deeper, you will find that the emptiness is happily disrupted by an intermittent evergreen tree. This tree is different; its lush branches are full and thick, mocking the barrenness of its forest friends.

The evergreen tree stands in the middle of the forest, filled with life and color, stretching its branches towards heaven. The evergreen in itself is a symbol of hope, of life in the midst of winter, of growth despite its harsh surroundings. Read more

by Jodi Hiser