Hi, all! 

Just a thought.

“Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam, where the deer and the antelope play.” 

Recently, my wife and I have experienced all of these. Reservations in the vast Oklahoma prairies provided glorious opportunities for us to get up very close and personal with each of these creatures, as evidenced by the buffalo you see here.

Massively huge are these animals. Posted signage warned us over and over that the animals could “be dangerous,” so we were cautious. But even these buffalo seemed so slow, easy going, and majestic that one would need to remind himself to be wary.

Buffalo have roamed these lands long before we came through. Now, through preservation efforts, great herds are protected and can roam to their heart’s content. We must respect them to remain safe.

The world is full of many things that can attack, take us down, or otherwise make life unbearable for us. We must respect the dangers, posted or not, and leave those dangers alone.

Seen from a distance these buffalo are beautiful to behold. Up close, they could be deadly. Sin treats us the same way. As Mother might say, “Look but don’t touch.”  

Respect the dangers roaming around you in the week ahead. Keep your distance. Then, come out the other end amazed at the power of it all in the safety of your Savior’s watch.

Just a thought. 

’Til later.

Brad Campbell can be reached at mastah.pastah@yahoo.com.