"The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them."(Isaiah 11:6)
Have you ever seen something that just doesn't make sense? You look at a situation and say these things don't go together. The image of the peaceable kingdom from Isaiah is one such instance. The prophet saying that natural enemies will no longer be enemies, they'll be able to share the same space without attacking each other.
In a world where divisions are often clearly marked and fortified, where we claim that we can not associate with anyone who is different than us, we miss the opportunities to live into that kingdom.
The barriers that are slowly crumbling around us based on race, gender, sexual orientation, class, age, creed or anything else seem to come from each new generation of leadership. As I watch my own children, now young adults, moving in a world that is different than when I was their age, I am glad to see them not having the same biases that used to be prevalent.
Little children often do lead by example showing us a better way of functioning. And perhaps if we tried to see the world through their eyes we might be able to coexist without feeling threatened or a need to pretend to be menacing towards others.
Blessings,
Ed
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