LESSON 5 

 THE TREES 



MEMORY VERSE 



Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the 

 Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that 

 spreadeth out her roots by the river. Jffr. 17: 7, 8 



The Purpose 



The purpose of this lesson is to give the child a ghmpse 

 of the unity which exists throughout God's universe, and 

 to open his eyes to the fact that our physical lives are not 

 so unlike the physical lives of other living things about us. 



The part of our life which is vastly different from that 

 of plants and animals is the spiritual nature. That is 

 developed only by reaching up to the light of God's 

 presence. 



We must make the effort to reach God's hght just as 

 the trees must grow by reaching up or spreading out to 

 receive the greatest possible amount of sunshine. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



All children naturally love trees and invest them with 

 an almost mysterious life. When telling the story make 

 the life-formation of a tree seem real and vital. Picture 

 it not as something mechanical, but as a living thing that 

 reaches out with its roots, its branches and its leaves. 

 The activity of the tree is what we wish the children to 

 understand. 



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