Reaching Upwards

Like the trees of the forest,
    may you find nourishment
    in rain as well as sunshine,
Bend with the winds of misfortune
    without breaking;
Give of yourself to others
to provide shade from the
    blistering heat,
Grow old gracefully and not
    become rigid or unbending;
    and above all...
May you keep reaching ever upwards
    towards heaven and to God.