Tree of Life

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.  Proverbs 11:30

And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow
that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. . . .

  the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden . . . Genesis 2:9

These are known as the Tree of Life -"Arbor Vitae"



A wholesome tongue is a tree of life . . . Proverbs 15:4

Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding; for her ways are better than the profits of silver and her gain than fine gold.   She is more precious than rubies, and all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.  Length of days is in her right hand, in her left hand, riches and honour.  Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.  She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and happy are all who retain her.  Proverbs 3:13-18

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.  Proverbs 13:12

All photos taken in the Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia

Breath of God

By the breath of God . . .

. . .  frost is given . . . Job 37:10 KJV



By the word of the LORD, the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.  Psalm 33:6



And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.  Genesis 2:7

All the while, my breath is in me . . . Job 27:3

Thus says God the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it, and spirit to those who walk on it:  "I, the LORD have called you  . . . and will hold your hand.  Isaiah 42: 5,6

And I will . . .  put breath in you and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD.  Ezekiel 37:6

Thus says the LORD God, "Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these  . . . that they may live."  Ezekiel 37:9

The Spirit of God hath made me  and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.  Job 33:4

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.  Praise ye the LORD.  Psalm 33:6

Photos:  Hoar Frost, Willow River, BC  
Taken by Susan van Dijk, used with permission and deep gratitude.