Horse Sense
Just
up the
road from my home is a
field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each looks like
every
other horse. But if one stops the car, or is walking by, one will
notice
something quite amazing.
Looking into the eyes of
one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen
not to
have him put down, but has made a good home for him. This alone
is
amazing.
Listening, one will hear
the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound,
one
will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field.
Attached
to her bridle is a small bell. It lets
her blind friend know where she is, so he can follow her.
As one stands and watches
these two
friends, one sees how she is always checking on him, and that he will
listen
for her bell and then slowly walk to where she is, trusting that she
will not
lead him astray.
Like the
owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we
are not
perfect or because we have problems or challenges. He watches
over us and even brings
others into our lives to help us when we are in need.
Sometimes we are the
blind horse
being guided by God and those whom He places in our lives. Other
times we are the guide horse,
helping others to see God.
"Good friends are like
stars.
You don't always see them, but you know they're always there.”
Contributed
by
Heather Holte
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