Angel, that is so beautiful!  Thank you for sharing it.

Helen

Earlier, Angel wrote:
  Trees

  Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were
  discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, "Someday
  I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver
  and precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carving and
  everyone would see the beauty."

  Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will
  take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of
  the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my
hull."

  Finally the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the tallest and
  straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill
  and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how
  close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time
  and people will always remember me."

  After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a
  group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first
  tree he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be
  able to sell the wood to a carpenter," and he began cutting it down.
  The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him
  into a treasure chest.

  At the second tree the woodsman said, "This looks like a strong tree,
  I should be able to sell it to the shipyard." The second tree was
  happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.

  When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened
  because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come
  true. One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from
  my tree, I'll take this one," and he cut it down.

  When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a
  feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with
  hay.  This was not at all what he had prayed for.

  The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His
  dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end.

  The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark.
  The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams.

  Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and
  they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from
  the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the
  baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the
  importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest
  treasure of all time.

  Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the
  second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were
  out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it
  was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping
  man, and He stood and said "Peace" and the storm stopped. At this
  time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat.

  Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through
  the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When
  they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the
  air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to
  realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and
  be as close to God as was possible, because Jesus had been crucified on
it.

  The moral of this story is that when things don't seem to be going
  your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your
  trust in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each of the trees got
  what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don't
  always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways
  are not our ways, but His ways are always best.