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Though it’s rare today in our country, it is still an enjoyable, remind-us-of-our-heritage thing to see hard-working farm animals helping the farmer to produce healthy crops for the market.

Those farmers — particularly those of Amish descent — realize that without those animals, crops aren’t grown and food isn’t eaten.

Their livelihood hinges on having healthy work animals.

The farmers also recognize that healthy animals do more than pull plows or harvesting machines or farm wagons.

As animals, they have to eat alot. And that leads, of course, to byproducts that aren’t so pleasant.

You know what I’m talking about.

Why this topic today?

Because of the fact that we humans are prone to making messes of our own, no matter how hard we put our shoulder to the wheel, that’s why.

Consider this passage from Proverbs 14:

Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.” (v. 4)

If you want a hard-working farm animal, you’re going to have to clean the stall from time to time.

If you work with people, even hard-working people, you’re going to have to manage stinky emotional or financial or spiritual messes from time to time.

Yes, there’s less drama when you choose to not deal with people such as layperson volunteers at church or even Bible-college trained ministry staff.

But what are you accomplishing in life, really?

What am I doing for the Kingdom of God if I don’t want to deal with imperfect people?

Particularly the one who I see when I look in the mirror?

God didn’t send us to the slaughterhouse when we made a mess of sin and we should show others the same grace when they stink up our corners of the world.

As always, I love you
Martin

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