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John Sumwalt For Agri-View
Sep 8, 2024
Sep 8, 2024

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For the Maasai, lions are both predators that kill their precious livestock and much-admired symbols of courage and strength. Lion hunting was a traditional practice that played an important role in the Maasai culture. It was a rite of passage to singlehandedly kill a lion; it brought Maasai warriors status and prestige.

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An African Maasai story says, 'All the time we think we are the lion. In the end, the lion is God.'

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John Sumwalt For Agri-View

Do you choose your friends or do your friends choose you? Put that question out sometime at a dinner party with a group of friends. It will make for interesting conversation as people talk about how they first met their friends and how the bond of friendship came about.

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John Sumwalt is a retired pastor and the author of “Shining Moments: Visions of the Holy in Ordinary Lives” and “How to Preach the Miracles.” Email johnsumwalt@gmail.com or call 414-339-0676 to reach him.