Thursday, October 13, 2011

the little pony grows up

Once upon a time a pony played in the pasture with his friends.  He laughed and hopped and galloped around.  He ate and drank whenever he wanted to.  He took naps whenever he wanted to.  He just pretty much did whatever he pleased.  Ahh, the life of a pony!

 As the pony grew up, he began to notice that all of the adult horses left the pasture in the morning and were hitched up to wagons.  They were gone all day, and always came back home tired.  The pony wondered what that was all about.

 One day, the farmer came for the pony.  He put a rope around his neck and led him to a corral.  There, the farmer forced a metal bit into the pony’s mouth and began to teach him the ways of the big horses.  The pony would learn later that this process was called “breaking.”  It was aptly named because the experience was not very pleasant for the pony.

 But the Farmer knew that the pony had a purpose that God had created him for.  Difficult as the breaking process was, the farmer stayed with it, because he loved the pony and wanted him to find the joy in life.  Soon, the pony was a young horse.  He was leaving the pasture every morning, pulling wagons to town and plows through the field.  On his way through the farm he would often look back at the young ponies playing in the pasture.  He would smile - he knew what was in store for them. 

 Once upon a time there was a child who played every day.  He watched his Dad go off to work every day and come home tired at night.  The child wondered what that was all about.  Then one day, his Dad got a hold of him….

 It’s a beautiful day in God’s world, be sure to see the good.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Oh boy Jeff. I know what this one is all about, and my heart goes out to you. You are once again to be commended, in that even when the challenges of life you share about are ones are very personal ones to you at that moment, you are still the consummate teacher in helping others learn, for times when they go through this.

Some little ponies just take a lot longer to get broken in. But your little pony will someday be a star performer at the American Royal, when he becomes a big horse. You'll see. You and Cathy have put far too much good stuff into this little pony for much of it not to emerge with time and maturity.

Keep up the gait and keep the faith. You'll be bursting with pride some day at your big horsie.