Lately
I been thinkin’ about that Bible story of the Good Shepherd. It’s one of them
parables. In case you don’t know, that’s
where the Good Lord tells a story in terms the folks around Him can
understand. Anyway, this one’s about how
a shepherd tends his sheep real good and how they follow where he leads. Now
you know it ain’t really about sheep at all.
It’s about Him leading folks to heaven.
Now
if you think for a minute about them sheep, they got it right good, ya know? They got nothing to do but wander around and
they get lead to where they can eat all they want. They get everything they need. Yessir, shepherds treat their herds real
good. ‘Course the shepherd’s the only
one that knows where the sheep are heading.
Them sheep don’t know they’re gonna end up on somebody’s table.
The
shepherd knows what he’s doin’ but he can’t do ‘er all by hisself. So, he trains some dogs to help keep all them
sheep in line and together. Sure ‘nough
makes his job a bunch easier. Matter of
fact, them dogs do most the work for him.
All he’s gotta do is haul them sheep to market.
Maybe
it’s just me, neighbor, but I see more than a slight parallel to what’s goin’
on in election politics now a days. Kind
of a modern day parable, ain’t it?
Reckon I just don’t follow that herd.
Justan
O. Geezer
