Shade Tree Wisdom 8/9/13

Shade Tree Wisdom 8/9/13

          Not a word, except simply to say the weatherman predicts lower temperatures and even some rain in the near future.

          Centuries ago Emperor Marcus Aurelius said, “If it is not right, don’t do it; if it’s not true, don’t say it.”

          That thought alone ought to be enough for us to meditate on. Sadly, such thinking seems out of fashion in today’s culture. But here is a story that emphasizes again God has a way.

          Seems one corner of Congressional Cemetery in Washington. It’s called that because two hundred member of Congress and their families are buried there, as is J Edgar Hoover, several vice presidents and composer John Philip Sousa.

          A corner of the property was overgrown with shrubbery, poison ivy, vines, and other dense vegetation. Instead of simply using poisons – the property lies along a river – they brought in goats. The goats were to spend a week happily chewing anything green they could reach, and then people could plant and order the property to make it more inviting What a simple, and satisfying solution, using what the Lord provides and finding an exact solution to a worrying matter.

          The city of Paris began  using sheep this spring to keep the lawns trim outside the municipal archives.

          In my boyhood an uncle of mine who had sons to do the job, instead fenced his front yard and used sheep to trim the grass. The wool was washed, carded, spun and used to make clothing. He called them “The Lord’s mowers.”

          One more thought. Pilate asked “What is truth?” People still seek truth, You and I are blessed because we are baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, who said to us, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father But By Me”. Stand on that in these times of your life. 

May God keep you faithful.

GPD 8/9/13