Tree

So last weekend we had our STCM retreat for school and while on the drive back home I was listening to my music and looking out the window watching all the rocks, water, and trees as they passed. At one point I looked up at a tree and I noticed that it was dead. No leaves, no moss, nothing it was deader than dead; however, it was surrounded by living trees that were full and big and a nice green color. After seeing this I thought to myself "no matter how hard that tree tries it could not be made alive again by the other trees." No matter how close it was to them how much it touched there healthy branches it just would never happen. The process would have to happen within the tree and down in it's roots. I then thought of how this relates to our spiritual lives. When we are spiritually dead how we sometimes think that "if i am close enough to those who are alive it will rub off." If we associate with those spiritually well we in turn will be made whole again. This could be true to an extent but it would never fix what it is that is making you dead.
The only way that tree could be living again is that if it was healed of whatever was killing it, and if it had proper sun light and watering. Like wise, we would need spiritual healing, live into community, read our bibles, pray and be honest with God. Only then can we be made alive again.