This reflection may have saved me. I'm shaken though.
"The spiritual life is like a tree. The one that has the deepest roots
will withstand any wind, no matter how strong, and whatever elements the
world will throw at it. Those whose roots are shallow and whose frame
is week will be swept away or blown over. Though the branches may sway,
at its core the tree with the deep roots is strong and sturdy.
Sometimes, it happens that entire forests are uprooted and destroyed by
man. But where those trees once stood, new ones will grow, because there
will always be someone to plant them. This is the truth of the Church.
Those who root themselves in Christ and the tradition of the Church,
those who truly anchor their faith and their lives in the hope of Christ
and the cross will never be destroyed by the winds and weather of the
world and of the devil. But those whose roots are shallow and whose
faith superficial will find it hard to resist the onslaught of the Evil
One. Sadly, there are many who abandon the faith and who are overcome by
the trials of the world. But those where these 'trees' once stood, new
ones will grow. For the Lord, the planter, will always be there to sow
new seeds."
