Well I can scratch riding a donkey off of my list of life goals. The Biblical references to certain animals take on new meaning when you actually live among them.
I may have mentioned this a couple years ago, but riding a donkey is not exactly a sign of authority.
People who ride donkey's in Sudan (in my experience) -
1) children
2) cripples
3) dumb*** Kawaja's (white people)
Jesus entry on a donkey is a very concrete symbol of his humility, his disregard for the trappings of success and power.
Now sheep. Jesus is the good shepherd, and we are the sheep. This does not seem like a compliment. We have two sheep on our compound. They have decided to eat everything they come across (including the new roof that was being put on our office), and generally seem to have the mental acumen of a rock.
At least if we'd been called dogs there are some good implications. Loyal, fierce, etc... But no - we are sheep. We are hopeless without a shepherd. Incapable of providing for ourselves, defending ourselves or walking in a straight line. Complete and utter dependance on God. Whether we realize it or not. Everything comes from him.
1 comment:
dude......great insights about biblical references to animals, i love it, you sexy kawaja, you.....
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