The owner wanted to chop down the fig tree because it wasn't producing. The worker stands up for the fig tree, seeing in it possibility. Where do you buy into the lie you are only worth what you produce?
Life can be incredibly frustrating, especially when it feels like so much is out of our control. What can we do to help bring our own stress level down? What would it look like to trust ourselves and to trust God's path for us for more often?
This is an account encouraging readers to think more about death, the preparation of the dead, and the absence of the dead. If nothing else, this is a time to reflect on death—the crucified one’s and our own inevitable deaths.