A Tree Grows in Oklahoma City

Re Michael S.'s reminder  of the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing: while visiting them last spring, Michael and his wife, Maria, took me to visit the site.  Many things about the visit moved me, but one of most powerful parts of the experience for me was the American Elm tree standing on the plaza, called the "Survivor Tree" becuase it remarkably continues to grow despite its proximity to so much that was destroyed in the bombing.  During this Easter season, it stands as a wonderful reminder of resurrection.  I talk a bit about the symbolism of the tree in a reflection I posted here.