Project Gutenberg 2011-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 133 Shepard, William Edward 1862 Shepard, W. E. The Palm Tree Blessing Produced by David E. Brown, Hazel Batey, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Palm Tree Blessing" by William Edward Shepard is a spiritual discourse exploring the various characteristics of the palm tree as metaphors for the sanctified Christian life, written in the early 20th century. Through this comparison, the author illustrates virtues such as beauty, straightness, fruitfulness, and the unique blessings of a life dedicated to God. The work serves as an exhortation for believers to reflect these traits in their own spiritual journeys. The opening of the text introduces the palm tree as a symbol of beauty and holiness, noting its aesthetic appeal in nature as well as its biblical significance—particularly how the righteous flourish like the palm tree. Shepard emphasizes that true beauty is reflected through a spiritual disposition rather than physical appearance, urging readers to seek inner beauty that shines forth through their lives. He articulates that like the palm tree, whose straight trunk symbolizes a life of integrity, Christians are called to maintain uprightness in their character and conduct. This opening sets the tone for the subsequent chapters where each characteristic of the palm tree will be explored in relation to the deeper spiritual truths for Christian living. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life BV Text Category: Religion/Spirituality 273428 2025-07-15T04:40:10.215828 text/html 273627 2011-07-09T13:57:20 text/html 180886 2025-07-15T04:40:16.317792 application/epub+zip 181143 2025-07-15T04:40:12.753823 application/epub+zip 177690 2025-07-15T04:40:11.664851 application/epub+zip 325968 2025-07-15T04:40:19.159779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295907 2025-07-15T04:40:15.624801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257656 2022-09-16T16:48:27.713608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253308 2025-07-15T04:40:09.821842 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 253209 2011-07-09T13:57:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18014 2025-07-15T04:40:19.280770 application/rdf+xml 12024 2025-07-15T04:40:12.149804 image/jpeg 3248 2025-07-15T04:40:11.905799 image/jpeg 101445 2011-07-09T13:57:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 97204 2011-07-09T13:57:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 170026 2025-07-15T04:40:10.237811 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog