Bluetree
I have recently become aware of a band called Bluetree and I have found out a few things about them, but one thing that has particularly stood out to me is the band’s name and the meaning behind it. During an interview with a representative of the Christian Music Community Cross Rhythms, the lead singer Aaron Boyd explained where the name came from and I wanted to share it with you:
“Bluetree stands for standing out. The whole concept of that is that, if you’re walking through a forest, everything you look around at is pretty much going to be green; green trees, brown branches, brown bark: you know, that kind of thing? But if you saw this tree that was bright blue and everything about it - leaves, branches, bark - was blue, it would stand out and you would stand and look at it and take notice of it. As Christians, Jesus Christ has called us to be salt, be light, in this world and really make a difference. So we want to go around and inspire kids to stand out whether that is in church or school.”
So I guess my thought is, when people see us or think of us, do we seem like a blue tree to them? Something that stands out as different in a world where everything else is the same. Because that’s what Jesus calls us to - salt, light in the darkness, a city on a hill.
Because I would love to be described as a blue tree like this 
[There will be a copy of their album ‘Greater Things’ added to the CD Library, so if you would like to have a listen, it will be there from Sunday. And it delights me to have found out that they will be playing at Adoration :-D]