There is an old Chinese proverb tells the story of a fox that was captured by a tiger. The fox said, "You can't eat me because the gods have made me the leader of all the animals." The tiger did not believe him, but the fox said, "Follow me and see if any animal challenges me." The tiger agreed to this and followed directly behind the fox as the fox began his walk through the forest. To the tiger's amazement it turned out to be exactly as the fox had said. Not a single animal they encountered challenged the fox. Indeed every animal they met fled in sheer panic. After several such encounters the tiger finally agreed that the fox was the leader of all the animals and let him go.

It is so much easier to walk through life when we have a tiger behind us!



While those of us at Kippen listen to Ida and Keith Waddell our missionary partners, at Norrieston we will take a fresh look at the 23rd Psalm, it tells us, that it is God who walking with us, who overcomes that which we find overwhelming.