"Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are fearful-hearted, 'Be strong, do not fear!'" (Isa. 35:3-4)

Mountain goats live in a dangerous environment. One wrong move and they can fall to their deaths. Young mountain goats can be in special danger because of their playfulness. Douglas Chadwick in National Geographic writes that the kids of mountain goats are "born to romp, leap, twist, skip, and prance...High spirits and wandering attention can be fatal for young goats. Fortunately, nannies dote on their off-spring, tending them from the downhill side to black falls..."

This is an excellent illustration of how mature Christians should care for babes in Christ. New Christians well stumble and fall on occasions and, thus, older Christians should tend them from the downhill side, ready to block them when they fall.