Saturday, January 2, 2016

more on good and bad

 More on Good and Bad.

There is an old Chinese story that I like.

A man’s horse is stolen. The villagers say "that is bad." The Zen master says, "we shall see." The horse comes back. The villagers say "that is good." The Zen master says, "we shall see." The man’s son is bucked off the horse and breaks his leg. The villagers say "that is bad." The Master says, “we shall see.” The Army comes thru the village looking for conscripts, the man’s son is not taken because he has a broken leg. The people say, "that is good." The Master says, “we shall see.”

And on it goes. Are things good or are things bad? We shall see. Romans 8:28 says, “God works all things to the good.” Ecclesiastes 3 says, "God makes all things beautiful in His time."

Is something good or bad? Don’t be so quick to apply a negative label to a moment as it just might turn around, or better yet, it not turn around and you still see the good, the joy and the glory in it.

It’s a beautiful day in God’s world, be sure to see the good.  It's not always easy to do.  We have to keep working at it.

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