According
to news reports, Lucky, a German shepherd guide-dog for
the blind, has so far been responsible for the deaths of
all four of his
previous owners.
``We will not have him put down. Lucky is basically a
good guide dog,'' Ernst Gerber, a dog trainer from
Wuppertal, Germany told reporters. ``He
just needs a little brush-up on some elementary skills,
that's all.''
``I admit it's not an impressive record on paper. He led
his first owner in front of a bus, and the second off the
end of a pier. He actually pushed his third owner off a
railway platform just as the Cologne to Frankfurt express
was approaching and he walked his fourth owner into heavy
traffic, before abandoning him and running away to
safety. But, apart from epileptic fits, he has a lovely
temperament. And guide dogs are difficult to train these
days.''
Asked if Lucky's fifth owner would be told about his
previous record, Gerber replied: ``No. It would make them
nervous, and would make Lucky
nervous. And when Lucky gets nervous he's liable to do
something silly.''
Jesus
spoke about the
"blind
leading the blind."
I
think he would have been just as critical of the
"dangerous
leading the blind."
Either
way, the point is that we need to take a good look at who
(or what) it is that is leading us. Who (or what) have
you chosen to follow? The answer is important because
many of our choices are just as deadly as trusting Lucky.
There is only one truly safe guide:
"He
who enters by the door is the shepherd of the
sheep.....When he brings out his own sheep, he goes
before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his
voice. Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but
will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of
strangers." (John 10:2,4,5)
Father, today I seek to hear your voice. In a world full
of voices that try to lead me down paths that would harm
me spiritually, I trust only you. Thank you for your
faithfulness that allows me to trust your leadership.
In
Jesus' name, Amen.
This
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