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“I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me” John 10:14
 
“There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12
 
This Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday, and we recognize the classic texts of Psalm 23 and John 10 that illustrate our children’s Bibles and cover our nurseries in sheep artwork. We know this classic metaphor for Jesus as the Good Shepherd. We gain great comfort from knowing that we have a shepherd to tend and care for us. However, our trust in Jesus as our shepherd does not make our lives as sheep any easier.

As Psalm 23 sings, “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.” The story of Peter and John that we read in Acts shows them surrounded by those who still persecute Jesus’ followers. Just because we are sheep with a caring shepherd does not mean our lives will be sweet and easy. So, what does it mean to be a sheep in the fold of God? How do we walk in life as disciples and followers through the valleys of darkness and death? How do we live a life that proclaims salvation in Jesus, our Good Shepherd’s name?

-Vicar Michaela Eskew

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