In Care of the Shepherd

 ~~~~ Isaiah 25:6-10a ~~~ Psalm 23 ~~~ Matthew 15:29-37 ~~~

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Psalm twenty-three is often heard during each liturgical year,
because we need to be reminded that God is really caring for us.
A shepherd would never let anything bad happen to one of his sheep.
A shepherd truly loves his sheep; in much the same
way we may love our dog or cat.
 This in no way makes we a humans the same as an animal,
but rather to show something more.
If we are capable of loving an animal as if it were
a member of our own family;
how much more does God love us.

We provide a certain amount of security for our pets.
They usually do not have to hunt for their own food...
we give it to them.
We make sure their water bowl is clean and full of fresh water.
We carry them to the vet when they are sick.
We make the time to exercise them and play with them.

In general we take care of all their needs.
We give them our loving attention.

 

 

“Where could we ever get enough bread in this deserted place
to satisfy such a crowd?”

 Jesus feeds the crowd and proves to the disciples
that he can create abundance from scarcity.
With only a few loaves of bread and fish he feeds
thousands and still has a surplus.

I wonder how many people left the crowd that day because
they had not brought their own food along.
Little did they know that Jesus
would be healing and speaking for hours and hours.

Psalm twenty-three gives us a simple message.
If we abide in the house of the Lord
he will lay a banquet before us.
 

 I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.

 Living in the house of the Lord
we are definitely going to receive Blessings.

I want to be in the care of the Shepherd.
Do you?