Please read Isaiah 11:1-10
“My what b
ig teeth you have!”
Everyone at least over 40 will
recognize that as a line from
Little Red Riding Hood, when
she encounters the wolf
dressed like her grandmother.
The wolf was treacherous and had,
well, eaten her grandmother.
I don’t think you would want to meet
a hungry wolf or wolf pack in the woods.
On the other hand, you would not mind
at all to meet a lamb — a sweet, cuddly,
bleating lamb. By itself, the lamb would
be easy prey for the wolf.
They do not make natural friends. They
are poorly matched.
You would never bring them together, unless
you wanted one less lamb.
Do you think Isaiah is talking about a wolf and
a lamb in verse 6? What do you think?
We know what would happen if you get them
together.
Maybe Isaiah is talking about something else.
A world where the Lord’s way is done must be
more like the Lord and less like the treacherous
way we live now.
What about this?
The rich tend to and care for the poor.
The world power keeps back channels open.
The bully who could pulverize, repents.
When the child frustrates, the parent
is firm but kind.
Humiliation is silenced.
Riot police keep their heads.
Protesters vow to be peaceful.
Negotiation replaces intimidation.
Big business builds communities.
Restraint replaces impulsiveness.
Conversation replaces hostility.
The wolf lies down with the lamb.
With God, all things are possible.
This is the good news.
Moving to the deeper places,
Jeff