TOO MUCH COMFORT
In the sheep country of New Mexico, the shepherds were having trouble losing lambs in the late winter and early spring. It seems the ewes would take their lambs out to graze, and late in the day it would start to snow. The temperature would drop, and the ewes would continue to graze. The lambs would lie down on the ground and before long would freeze to death. The shepherds got together to discuss the problem. They determined that the ewes, covered with wool didn’t feel the temperature change. The shepherds came up with a unique solution. They took shears and sheared just the top of the head of the ewes. Then when the weather changed, they felt it and headed back to the barn, thus saving many of their lambs. Sometimes our hearts get all warm and woolly. It’s not wrong; we like that warm fuzzy feeling, and we get comfortable with it. Perhaps we get a bit too thankful…
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