People and organizations can be like trees. The rise to prominence is exhilarating, but anything that puts down roots is fragile and in danger of breaking, falling or dying. Jesus used a similar analogy in His parable of the sower.  People who hear the word and receive it joyfully are like seed sown on stony places; they spring up quickly, but endure only a short time, because they have no roots.(Matthew 13:6, 20-21). Roots are not at all glamorous, but they are the source of our strength. If our roots go deep in the knowledge of God (Jeremiah 9:24) and our lives are “hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3) we will be strong, resistant to blight, and more likely to survive the storms of adversity. The roots of stability come from being grounded in God’s Word and Prayer. How deep are your roots? — Matthew 13:6