A good shepherd is a wonder in contrapposto, an artistmapping the Serengeti with kingdom lines. A good shepherd angles a lion’s eye, traps gazellesin dry fields, copies a cheetah’s spots one leg at a time. A good shepherd does not give you stoneswhen you ask for toast, does not ask you to work without a burningContinue reading “For the Shepherd Who Is Also the Path the Sun Makes in Daytime”
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I know my sheep and am known of mine
During the riots in Palestine in the middle thirties, a village near Haifa was condemned to collective punishment by having its sheep and cattle sequestrated by the Government. The inhabitants, however, were permitted to redeem their possessions at a fixed price. Among them was an orphan shepherd boy, whose six or eight sheep and goatsContinue reading “I know my sheep and am known of mine”
Your wounds are not greater than the Physician’s skill. Have faith, tell the Physician what ails you. Cyril of Jerusalem
The sheep’s only security is the shepherd
Sheep have a special problem. They have no defenses. Cats have teeth, claws and speed. Dogs have their teeth and their speed. Horses can kick, bite and run. Bears can claw, bite and crush. Deer can run. But the sheep have no bite or claws and cannot outrun any serious predator. They can butt otherContinue reading “The sheep’s only security is the shepherd”
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