‘A tree planted by streams of water’

Three days into the new year (not counting day one). And now feeling more focused, refreshed and humbled. What crack in the window?

I am not one to do New Year resolutions, and I always struggle to stay on track with daily devotions. However this year two close friends of mine, my brother and I are going to be working our way through psalms under the direction of one of the greats Timothy Keller. A psalm a day. I was encouraged and inspired by a line in Psalm 1: ‘…that person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither…’

This year I want to be like a tree planted by streams of water. I know I need a lot of watering and the fruit may taste a bit sour… but that’s my goal for 2017.