How do we love like Jesus, the Good Shepherd? We live like Him.
That means forgiveness,
mercy,
patience,
offering everything we are and do to the Father,
saying ‘yes’ and ‘Thy will be done’
even when it seems scary or uncomfortable,
being thankful for our lives.
Being thankful with the life we’re given,
in the way we live it and
the way we share it with others.
“I wanna live my life as an offering” to God. I want to be a Good Shepherd.
Father Arek, a priest I heard preach once, said we’re all meant to be servant leaders, just like Jesus.
And that means being courageous and sacrificing for our sheep (our neighbors). Just like Jesus.
Our Servant Leader, who shows us how it’s done, expects selflessness and obedience to the Father.
Ask for and receive His power through the grace of the Holy Spirit! Let’s do this.
As any good leader, God asks nothing of us that He has not done Himself. No one has a better Defender and Protector than we have in Jesus.
Come, Holy Spirit!