Rooted Together Base of a Giant Sequoia, courtesy of the National Park Service. “…that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.” --1 Corinthians 12:25–26 Above ground, giant sequoias appear almost impossibly self-sufficient. Their trunks are massive. Their crowns rise hundreds of feet above the forest floor. Some have stood