He stood there in the middle of the road watching me as I ran toward him. When I came closer, he trotted toward the gate and failed at running through it. He was pushing against the wrong end. Quickly he dashed to the other, open end and made it back into the safety of his meadow. I closed the gate behind him and watched as he rejoined the sheep and other goats meandering or laying about in the soft, green grass.
While running, I’ve encountered rabbits, squirrels, foxes, dogs, chickens, and even a cow once, but this was the first time I came upon and startled a goat in the road. He had a beautiful big pasture with a creek running through it to play in, yet he was out in the danger of the road. It made me think about freedom and boundaries and rules. As the saying goes, “freedom is not freedom from, but freedom to”, freedom to do what we ought to do. Let’s celebrate our freedom and use it wisely. Happy 4th of July!
“For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.” (Galatians 5:13)
“Freedom without virtue reduces men and women to beasts.”
– Erin Kunkle
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