Be Still And Know

Proverbs 26:17 'Interfering in someone else’s argument is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.' For nearly 16 years, we enjoyed the company of Zephyr, a beautiful yellow Labrador. When he joined us as a little puppy our three children were all at home and, for those years, he became every inch a member of the family. He was extraordinarily patient with us all. If we accidentally knocked into him, he always took it in his stride. He had a wonderful temperament but every now and again we were reminded that he was immensely strong and shouldn’t be messed with. You should have seen him fighting with a hedgehog for example! Wonderful and gracious as Zephyr was, he was a dog, and if someone were to yank him unkindly by the ears, I think he could have done them a great deal of damage. I certainly wouldn’t have dared to do any such thing myself. This might sound like rather mundane and obvious advice but, as ever, the writer of the Proverbs knew that all wisdom was of crucial importance. Interfering in other peopl