Etz Chaim Quotes

“Seeds send down a runner beneath the surface. Before making an appearance above ground, the seed first grows beneath the surface. In the same way, we must first go deep in order to find the source of living water to sustain our lives. We must go deep into the Word of G-D lest we build ourselves on a foundation of shifting sand and get blown over in the first storm that comes into our lives. We must first grow beneath the surface.”
― Eric Walker, Etz Chaim: Tree of Life: Lessons Learned from the Tree of Life

“The children of the Kingdom of G-D are like the trees where the seasons change the outward appearance, but the root never changes. In its season, people gaze upon the buds and marvel at the branches. In its season, the colors like Joseph’s robe burst forth, and people stand in awe. And winter comes, and the trees shed their beautiful leaves, and their outward appearance becomes bleak and barren. There’s no longer any interest in the tree. But beneath the surface, the root grows deeper—yet no one sees.”
― Eric Walker, Etz Chaim: Tree of Life: Lessons Learned from the Tree of Life