Sheep.

Jesus had compassion for the people "because they were like sheep without a shepherd."  Mark 6:34 (NRSV)

By this he meant that they were oppressed by their leaders and misled by their priests.

Therefore they were "like sheep without a shepherd."

And it is like this today.

People are oppressed by the rich and powerful and misled by their religious leaders.

Jesus said that the world did not know God.

We did not know the steadfast love and care of God.

Because our priests preach fear, guilt, judgement, punishment, and hell.

This creates a false image of God.

And leaves most of us without comfort.

But God is real.

He is reliable and faithful.

His Love is Eternal.

And His Salvation is Forever.

 

[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.  All rights reserved.]

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