God's Silent Soldier
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The next day, while the children were playing, Christopher came to rest under the tree. In the heat of the day, the trees arched branches provided cool shade while Christopher leaned against the trunk. Bending slightly, in hope to give the boy comfort, the tree realized…. that it was he who was being comforted. With his young back pressed against the tree, he felt the strong faith that filled Christopher’s heart. Realizing that Christopher loved and trusted God so completely, the tree knew he too should trust God. That night, the tree grew both in height and in faith.
God stretched out his arms toward St. James.
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For years, the tree looked through the windows into the full classrooms. He knew all of the children, from Stephen, the ornery little boy throwing snowballs at his friends, to Erin, the shy red-haired girl with freckles. He listened on Sunday afternoons while the parents cheered the baseball and football teams to victory, and he loved the festival that took place every summer. But what the tree loved most was that this parish was alive! There were people around and active from early morning till late night. Activities, both school and church, were going on all the time. One of the special projects the children had every spring was to plant beautiful flowers around the courtyard to prepare for the annual celebration of the Blessed Mother, during May Crowning. The tree looked on and felt the love that these children had, for their school, for their lives, and for their God. The tree grew.
About the Author
Elisa Fitzmartin is a literature specialist at Saint James the Less School in Columbus, Ohio. She loves children’s literature and has made it an integral part of her lesson plans for over twenty years. When her own children were young, Elisa used to entertain them with short stories she had written.