The Kingdom of God is like kudzu

Jesus always spoke of stuff that was right at his fingertips and along my journey through the kudzu on the trail this last fall, I had the notion that if Jesus was taking the trail with me he might have been using the kudzu to teach me a lesson about living in the kingdom of God.

Those of you who do not live in the south may not realize that this thing called kudzu was introduced here about 50 years in order take care of some environmental problem.  Since then, it has covered every possible vacant spot and it continues to grow.  It grows by runners which means that it is all connected.  Think about it this way:  this deciduous monstrous plant has spread to cover multiple states (Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Kentucky, ect...you get the idea) and now is thought by some experts to be the largest organism on our planet.

Here is my mock parable and thanks to Shiny Samuel there are a couple of pictures for you to enjoy.

The Kingdom and Kudzu

The kingdom of God is like kudzu

          strong

                   sturdy

                             steady

          beautiful

                   bold  

                             bursting with flowers

          treasured by some

                   total annoyance to others

                             taste and see, is it good?

          hides at times

                   huddling from view

                             how do we perceive it in winter time?

          inviting

                   inhaling

                             ingesting

          dancing

                   delighting

                             daily