I really like this post and appreciate you taking an evolutionary concept and placing it within the bounds of Christianity. I have spent so much time trying to convince my Christian friends (you included) of the merits of evolutionary theory that I failed to do the most basic thing that a Christian is called to do, submit it to Christ. This is a really beautiful point that you bring up and I think it takes the conversation (about evolution) in a good direction.

I have often felt this interconnectedness to be quite humbling. Looking at the trade offs that we have made (evolutionarily and otherwise) for such relatively short lives and what the tree has sacrificed for a relatively long life. This concept probably sounds terribly pagan to some, but it is fascinating to explore none the less. Trees are some of the most fascinating organisms on the planet and it would behoove all people to consider not only the lilies of the field but the trees that seem so constant as well.