Evening: Psalms 128, 129, 130; John 10:1-18
Our culture characterizes great leadership by qualities like efficiency or organizational skills or being directive. Jesus, ‘the good shepherd’, practises leadership based on ... knowing your people, making it safe for them and protecting their best interests. Ancient shepherds slept across the entrance to the sheepfold to guard against predators. Why is Jesus a ‘good shepherd’? [Remember: Israel’s first king, David, was a shepherd, but there had been a lot of bad kings since.] Jesus is saying, in effect: the king who leads as I do is, finally, the One whose Way will bring you to fullness of life.
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