BE NOT LIKE THE HORSE

I can’t see him,

but I fear him;

cannot feel his presence,

but I know he’s near.

I can’t understand him,

but I seek his way.

I have heard his words

and know he speaks the truth.

Be not like the horse or mule

which has no understanding,

whose mouth must be held with bit and bridle

lest he lose his way.

But consider the ox,

the clean among the unclean,

and consent to the yoke

as he to his plow.

Then your path will be straight,

and your furrows deep,

for God’s yoke is gracious

and his way is rest.

(c) May 15, 2008

Glenn Hall

from Psalm 32:9; Matthew 11:28-30