Be Still And Know

Proverbs 27:25-27 'After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears and the mountain grasses are gathered in, your sheep will provide wool for clothing, and your goats will provide the price of a field. And you will have enough goats’ milk for yourself, your family, and your servant girls.' These verses give us a delightful insight into a rural way of life which has a rhythm that can be totally missed by those of us who live in towns and cities. The life of a farmer is an interesting interplay between God’s provision and sheer hard work. God graciously causes the grass to grow, but there is a huge amount of work involved in drying it out and making the hay. The grass and hay sustain the sheep and goats who will provide wool and milk to clothe and nourish the family. It’s a wonderful cycle of life – but nobody should have any illusions that it’s a quiet life. The truth is, of course, that however far away we may live from a rural life, we all depend upon that relationship between God’s provision and h