Kind-ness
Tails from the Farm
Genesis
1:24-25 NKJV
And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures
according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and
wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. God made
the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their
kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their
kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Living
creatures are fascinating. Just the other day the kids and I were picking
wild plums, and I noticed a great number of ants busily working. Under
the thicket I was picking from lay a mess of fallen and bruised fruit.
Without any coaxing or prodding, those ants were making short order of it;
nature’s own cleanup crew, if you will. The same thing is true for
the turkey buzzard that always seems to know just where the decaying carcasses
have fallen. The buzzard and the ant are uniquely designed to function in
order to maintain a divine balance and without each one, life would be overrun
with death and decay.
Along
the same lines, cows and coyotes both have their special place. Our
family is privileged to eat farm-raised beef. But for those who work with
them day in and day out, sometimes they can be a royal pain. Not too long ago a
buddy of mine had two cows give him all he wanted as he strived to wrangle them
so he could get them to the vet. Nevertheless, he and I agree, in our
world, they are a necessity. Such is the case with Mr. Wiley Coyote; he
can be pesky and a bit scary with all the hollering. But when it comes
down to it, he serves a vital role in the circle of life.
The
same is true with every one of us…some of us are by nature more
industrious and some of us are more astute when it comes to knowledge. No
matter how we are wired, the fact of the matter is the good Lord had something
very special in mind for each kind of human he put on this earth!
Daily, we do well to remind ourselves that it is more than ok to be the
“somebody” God made you to be. With that said, let us be
about the business of maintaining the balance!
Lorenzo
Biblical Meditation: Psalms 139:4 You
discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.