frolic like well-fed calves

Monday November 15th, Micah 4: 2 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. In the spring, the calves would go out on fresh pasture and would leap and run for joy. When you saw them there was no way to keep a smile from breaking out on your face. After a long cold winter the freshness, the new life, the warmth of being bathed in sunlight just took over and there was no other choice but to celebrate. There are times in life when we go through long cold times, times when it seems all there is around you is death and decay. It is after these times that new life can spring forth, new hope, new joy at the sight of new growth. So it is with the church. The church is declining, there are fewer people in the pews on Sunday and the distractions of cabin and toys seem to be winning most of the weekends. One can lament that things are not what they used to be and it will get you no further than a maga-dose of anti-depressants. But get ready, wait, plan and prepare for it is only after all the mud and muck and smell of decay that new growth comes in the spring. Now it is winter, now it is time to prepare.