Sunday’s Lectionary includes this from Jeremiah, “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the LORD.” The job of leaders of God’s people is to care for them, like shepherds care for the sheep. Surely this is the standard by which all leaders are to be judged… Do they give a ****?
We are connected, as strands of a web.
God help us to know
our dependence on others,
and their dependence on us.
Help us to live
as those who love
and are loved;
as you love us
in Jesus Christ.