Standing Against The Wind

Many trees stood firm in the face 

    of a strong wind.  
And the Lord is teaching us how to be  

        like those trees, 
    one lesson at a time.  
I sometimes think about the trees in the mall, 
    which are very weak because they have no wind to stand against.  
And the strongest and oldest trees are those 
    gnarled bristlecone pine trees on 

         the tops of mountains, 
            where the wind is strong.  
I don't like the wind, 
    but I want to be made stronger.