“And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.”
But Jacob said to him: my lord knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die. The practical wisdom about the pace of travel — the young animals cannot be driven hard — is also wisdom about the pace of restored relationships. The application: the reconciliation that has just occurred is real but tender, like the nursing young. It cannot be driven hard. It needs the pace appropriate to its condition.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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