Tell Us Plainly

Dynamic Isness

Reference to Acts 9:36-43, Psalm 23, and John 10:22-30

In north Idaho, this spring has been a mix of rain and cool weather with an abundance of sunny, warm days in between. We’ve had an extended period without frost and the blooms and buds and leaves have emerged, and we are well along the progression of spring. Grass certainly grows fast this time of year, and blooms on trees and fields of yellow dandelions seem like a bumper crop. Life is prolific and grows while the growing is good.

Who knows? Maybe a month from now it will be 106 degrees in early June, like it was a few years ago. Hopefully not, because we’re not used to that kind of heat here. The hay fields tend to dry up and instead of two or three cuttings, on hot years there’s only one, then the grass turns brown. We prefer green pastures.

As those who are familiar with hayfields of green alfalfa and thick grass, it may be hard for us to relate to a Psalm about shepherding in the dry, rocky, arid landscapes of the Middle East.

We…