From Revelation 22:
"Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations."
This passage comes at the end of Revelation, which is a confusing, cosmic book of worship and praise. It ends with life bursting forth. If words were fruit or leaves, you wouldn't be able to close your Bible for the thickness of it.
What catches my attention this time are the leaves. Leaves for the "healing of the nations". I have this longing for healing between nations. Maybe you do too. It appears, so does God. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the strength of diversity outpaced the weaknesses revealed in differences? You and I have choices to make with every interaction, every news headline.
In an ever-bearing tree there is an endless supply of healing leaves. I say the healing leaves are just as vital as the twelve kinds of fruit.
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