I stretched my hand carefully through the thorny tangle of
bramble stems, focused on the plump berries deep within. I noticed the sticky
web just before plunging through it, and drew back as I saw the brown striped
spider scurrying away to the edge. I’d have to find another way to reach those
berries, and as I considered, I noticed the spider’s dilemma: a succulent
insect struggled, caught on his web, and I could imagine the spider salivating,
if indeed spiders can salivate! We were both on hold as we considered the risk
to gather our tasty morsel.
Sometimes it is easy to ‘taste and see that the Lord is good’.
Other times there are things in the way, risks we must take, temptations we
must resist in order to gather in the nourishment he provides.
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