A field hand was returning home one winter’s evening and stopped to consider some bales of hay:
“The grass grows green and sweet. It’s harvested and baled to bring nourishment to our animals.Yet it’s more than that! It can provide light and warmth. A blaze to cook a warming meal or revive a waning fire. The bale can keep you warm, make a bed to lie upon or seat to stand or sit upon.
This sweet grass brings so much more than itself, yields more! So I see thee as friend, something that does double duty, even in tough times. It’s giving silently … and is trustworthy.”
Now, isn’t this a parable for you all? Wouldn’t you want to burn brightly at all seasons and bring more of yourself. You have so much more to offer and depths within you! So here is a winter’s tale … a bale tale. But not baleful, if you get our drift. – Your teachers