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Just So
Today’s poem was written in response to sentence I heard at a pastor’s denominational meeting about ten years ago.
Community life is not always easy. Church community life is no exception. It is not without reason that God’s people are referred to as a flock of sheep — sheep being dependent upon care and may seem unappreciative of that care. For those in ministry being a shepherd can feel like thankless work. But then again, shepherds (at least in the Bible) were not counted among the social elite of the day so there’s not much leverage in trying to assert any elevation among others.
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