1.0Awake in the Worldhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworlddebramoffitthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworld/author/debramoffittThe Lesson of Trees - Awake in the Worldrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kaoSRhZ6Wa"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworld/2011/06/the-lesson-of-trees.html">The Lesson of Trees</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworld/2011/06/the-lesson-of-trees.html/embed#?secret=kaoSRhZ6Wa" width="600" height="338" title="“The Lesson of Trees” — Awake in the World" data-secret="kaoSRhZ6Wa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Trees. We rarely consider them, but without them we’d breathe at lot less easy! They give and give, even when we harm them. They give us oxygen, fruits and nuts. They provide shade to everyone. They open their limbs to birds, frogs and lizards. They never say, “I will give my shade only to those…http://www.beliefnet.com/~/media/B08E4410DE6F4EF8B2A86DFCB82F15F6.ashx?w=333&h=250