One of the favourite desserts of our family is blackberry crumble, a delight that would be impossible without thorns. We also have a good thistle plant. I tried to take a photograph of it with a bird eating the seeds but failed.
I have to disagree with the writer of Hebrews whoever it might be. Thorns and thistles are not useless. If the birds are eating thistle seeds then maybe they will leave the blackberries alone so that we can harvest them.
We have a rockery. I am not too pleased with the thorns that grow there and have pulled them out so that now I can see the flowers. It is not a useless patch of earth. If anything its uselessness is caused by the preponderance of rocks which naturally occur in the area and the consequent lack of soil.
With care the barren soil has been rendered useful and the harvest of the useless plants utilised.
And I believe it is thus with people too.
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