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There is a story of how a farmer put shoes on a flock of geese. He was going to sell them to a poultry market in the city several miles away. However, he had no truck to get them to market, so he would have to herd them there on foot. The only road to town was surfaced with finely crushed rock, and these little rocks were sharp and would cut the webbing of the geese's feet. Most everyone knows that the foot of a goose or a duck is shaped like a paddle. It is designed for swimming and for walking on grass or dirt, but not for walking mile upon mile over crushed rock. The farmer realized that if he herded the geese over the road, they would be limping before they got to town. If they were delivered to market in such a sorry and damaged condition, they would not fetch a high price. He thought many days about how to overcome the problem and finally was struck by a fantastic idea. He cleaned the floor of one of the pens and poured warm, melted road tar on it. He then shooed the geese into this pen and let them walk around long enough for the bottoms of their feet to become coated with tar. Next he lifted each goose to an adjoining pen, which was covered by clean, dry sand. As the geese waddled on the sand, the melted tar picked up a thick layer of sand as it cooled. Wasn't that a clever way to turn obstacles into opportunities? Now each goose was equipped with a pair of road shoes. Each had an extra sole on the bottom of its feet. So off to market they went, quacking and waddling all the way, and the farmer received top price for his flock of geese that day.  Quote this article on your site | Views: 484 | Print | E-mail
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Lectionary Passages for December 7th 2008
[Year B]
Second Sunday in Advent
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
Mark 1:1-8
2 Peter 3:8-15
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