What is a GOOD shepherd?
He (or she) is caring.
He protects his flock.
He guides his sheep to safer pastures.
He goes after the lost and finds them.
He carries the weak ones over the rough spots.
He fights off the wolves and defeats them with the power of God.
Always alert to do his job well, he is closely connected to the Lord who empowers him.
Today’s first reading makes it clear how upsetting it is to the Lord when shepherds fail to do what they’re supposed to do. Just because they’ve been given authority over us does not automatically give them a special place in God’s kingdom.
To truly rest in the Divine Shepherd’s arms, we need to forgive the human shepherds who pastured us poorly. We need to remember that they, too, have not been pastured well, and often their selfishness comes from an all-consuming need to pasture themselves – a need that only Jesus can successfully fill if they let him.
Lord, teach me how to be a good shepherd.
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a blog written to share my personal journey, lessons learned, and means to find the eudaimonic and charionic happiness in life [aka happiness of the soul and peace in my heart]. here's what matters in my life, and maybe some random cool finds.
[Roman Catholic]
