Just a quick note from tomorrow’s lectionary… Jesus announces himself as ‘the Good Shepherd’. The prophets of old in the Hebrew scriptures had criticised the national leaders for being rubbish shepherds. Jesus himself criticised the religious leaders of his day. Being a bad shepherd is not about incompetence, so much as a lack of commitment to the people (and to God). But the clue is in the name ‘shepherd’ – Jesus is the leader who really cares.
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