Shoulder
to Shoulder
As I got out of my car in the front yard of my
friend’s mini-farm, I stood a moment holding on to the car’s door handle
bracing for what I knew would happen next. Without delay the two of them came
bounding around the corner of the house shoulder to shoulder with their proverbial
energy and friendly greeting that threatened to knock me over.
Molly and Maggie were two huge Golden Retriever dogs
that despite their many years still had unbounding love and energy. But these
two friends held a secret that no one knew until the day dear Maggie passed
away.
“He renews my
strength.
He
guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.
Even when I walk through the darkest valley,
I
will not be afraid for you are close beside me.”
Psalm 23:3-4 NLT
It
was right after Maggie passed away that my friend noticed something troubling
about Molly. When she got up the next morning she just stood in the center
of the room with her head hung down as if unable to move. They feared she had a
stroke.
Alarmed
they took her right over to the veterinarian to see what the matter was.
The
answer they got after the examination shocked them! Molly had become blind
sometime during the past year and no one knew it. Maggie had been her guide,
her shepherd leading to her to her food and water all this time. When they ran in
the fields they were always shoulder to shoulder looking as if nothing was the
matter at all.
There
is oneness, and a joy in the heart of the believer who knows they have a
faithful friend who runs shoulder to shoulder with them through life. For we share a priceless friendship, we have
the love of our Good Shepherd that will last unto eternity. He will guide and
lead us through every valley of adversity we face in life.
“Shoulder
to Shoulder” by Dee Kamp, Grace Every Morning Ministries© November 4, 2013
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