a ripple in time

Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life — Psalm 23:6

When you drop a pebble in a pond it creates a ripple that travels across the pond.  Part of this ripple is seen by the eye and part of this ripple is unseen but it still ripples.  So, whether you see it or not, the impact of the pebble creates a ripple.  

When a boat races across a body of water it leaves an impact called a wake.  The wake is more obvious of course that a ripple but the same still applies here.  Whether you see it or not the impact of the boat creates a wake.  

When we follow the Shepherd whether it is in green meadows, quiet streams, pathways of righteousness, the valley of the shadow of death or even in the presence of our enemies, He causes a wake, a ripple in time of goodness and mercy that follows us as we follow Him!  You may see some of the goodness and mercy or you may never see it in this life.  But be assured that your life in the hand of the Shepherd makes an eternal impact!

My prayer is that I am just a pebble in the hand of the Shepherd and that I am willing to let Him “drop” me anywhere He wants and that through my life may many drink in the fullness of the wake of His goodness and mercy!  

Oh, Lord — Here I am.  “Drop” me.