"DILUTED"

An introduction to homeopathic remedies said that
the father of modern homeopathy
treated an illness by taking certain herbs or minerals
and DILUTING them.

He concluded that the more DILUTED they were,
the more effective they were.

I strongly suspect that there are limits
to this kind of reasoning,
but I started thinking about
treating people with the Word.

Sometimes a hunk of straight,
undiluted Scripture
is hard for an individual to digest,
especially if he lacks
the required adult enzymes
necessary for strong meat.

Maybe "preaching" the Word involves
rephrasing, illustrating, explaining Truth
--"watering down" without changing content--
into a medicinal solution or "milk"
that the patient can digest.

It feels funny to compare a preacher
to a homeopathic doctor
or a nursing momma.
            Clyde Price