Stung by a Bee!

August, is a time of year in Minnesota, when wasps, hornets, and bees are busy. Their busyness means they show up in places where we are doing stuff. 

One of the things I do each day is picking up apples that have fallen off our three apple trees. It is a big apple year, and the fallen apples almost fill a five-gallon pail. The apples are not ripe for us, but the bees enjoy them and are buzzing.
Usually, they are kind of intoxicated by the cider, so I am not too concerned until I got bit earlier this week! The bee was small, but the hurt was big! My finger throbbed until evening.

​It made me think about hurts people get from small things. Rudeness, impoliteness, gossip. It starts small but the stinger gets in and really hurts.
Jesus is the only antidote. Let Him take the stinger out, so you can get back to enjoying life as is should be enjoyed.