Save your people, and bless those who belong to you.
Be their shepherd, and carry them forever.
MATTHEW 9:36 (NLT)
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is the compassionate shepherd.
DAILY FODDER
Imagine yourself a wandering flockless sheep. How does it feel when a shepherd takes you into his flock? How does that change your life?
PRAYER
Good Sheperd, thank you for bringing me into the protective custody of your flock. I confess that I'm prone to wander, unaware of how vulnerable I am. Yet, as clueless as I am, you assume my care. Help me to recognize the value of what you have done and are doing for me. Enable me to stay close, while welcoming the lost into your flock. When I think about it, there is no place I'd rather be. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
