"God speaks so through all living things. Last time it was through a rushing mighty wind that filled the valley. The trees took it in such a different way. They are nearly all juniper and eucalyptus, and their different natures so came out under it. The junipers, tough and stubborn, only moving when by sheer force they had to move, and that in an ungracious combative manner; springing back instantly to their former position. The eucalyptus, on the other hand, had every leaf so posed that not a breath passed unheeded--while a little gust would ripple and toss their heads about, and a stronger one would sway their very centers. When the breath died down, instead of a willful rebound like the junipers, they would just relax and hold still--still enough to catch again the first whisper of the wind. It was such a picture of the 'minding of the Spirit' which is 'life and peace,' while the junipers stood in control as those who 'minding the things of the flesh' are 'not subject unto the law of God.' One does want to be sensitive to His every breath"
--from A Blossom in the Desert, a lovely book of Scripture, quotes, and paintings by Lilias Trotter.
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