Seeker

This photo is of a Syrian Bedouin shepherd in 2009 taking his flock through the ruins of Palmyra. I like this 2st century image of 'the good shepherd' protecting the vulnerable. Today, the 4th Sunday of Easter, is often known as 'Good Shepherd Sunday' because, for those churches that follow the Common Lectionary, the gospel reading is always from John 10 where Jesus speaks of himself as the Shepherd of his flock. Today's gospel reading is John 10: 1 - 10 . ‘Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know ...