the three trees
Once upon a time there were three trees on a hill in a forest. They talked about their hopes and dreams, and the first one said, “One day I will be a treasure chest. I will be full of gold, silver and precious stones. I will be decorated with artistic carvings and fine carvings; everyone will see my beauty.”
The second tree said: “One day I will be a mighty ship. I will carry the greatest kings and queens across the oceans, and I will go to every corner of the world. Everyone will feel safe because of my strength, my strength and my mighty hull.” “.
Finally, the third tree said: “I want to grow up to be the tallest and straightest of all the trees in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill, look at my mighty branches and think of the God of heaven, and how close I am to reaching it. I will be the biggest tree of all time; people will always remember me.”
After a few years, during which they prayed for their dreams to come true, a group of lumberjacks came to these trees. When one saw the first tree he said: “This looks like a strong tree, I think I could sell its wood to a carpenter”, and began to cut it down. The tree was very happy because he knew that the carpenter could turn it into a treasure chest. The other woodcutter said, as he looked at the second tree: “It looks like a strong tree, I think I can sell it to the carpenter in the port.” The second tree was happy because it knew it was on its way to becoming a mighty ship.”
The last woodcutter approached the third tree; he was very scared, because he knew that by cutting it, his dream would never come true. The woodcutter then said, “I don’t need anything special from the tree I cut down, so I’ll take this one.” And he cut down the third tree.
When the first one arrived with the carpenter, it was turned into a crate of animal feed, and was put in a manger and filled with straw. He felt very bad because that was not what he had prayed so much for. The second tree was cut down and made into a small fishing raft, not even big enough to sail out to sea, and put into a lake.
Thus, he saw how his dreams of being a great ship to transport kings had come to an end. The third tree was cut into long, heavy boards and stored in a dark warehouse. Years later, the trees forgot their hopes and dreams that they had prayed for so long.
Then one day a man and a woman came to a portal. She gave birth to a child, and placed him in the straw that was inside the box in which the first tree was transformed. The man wished he could have had a crib for the baby, but this manger should be. The tree felt the importance of this event and knew that it had contained the greatest treasure in the entire world. Years later, a group of men entered the sea on the raft into which they had turned the second tree. One of them was tired and fell asleep to the lullaby of the boat. While they were in the water a great storm arose and the tree thought that it would not be strong enough to save the men. The men woke up the sleeping man, who got up and said: “Calm down! Stay still!”, and the storm and the waves stopped. At that moment the second tree realized that it had carried the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Finally, some time later someone came and took the third tree turned into boards. It was carried through the streets at the same time that people spat, insulted and hit the Man who carried it. They stopped at a small hill and the Man was nailed to the tree and raised to die on top of the hill.
When Sunday came, the third tree realized that he was strong enough to stand on top of the hill, and be as close to God as ever, because Jesus had been crucified on him.
The moral of this story is:
When it seems that things are not going according to your plans, know that God always has a plan for you. If you put your trust in him, he will give you great gifts in his time. Remember that each tree got what he asked for, just not in the way he thought. We don’t always know what God plans for us, we only know that… his ways are not our ways, but… his ways are always the best.
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