The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd by Sadao Watanabe

Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood;
How His kindness yet pursues me
Mortal tongue can never tell,
Clothed in flesh, till death shall loose me
I cannot proclaim it well.
~Robert Robinson

“The human race – every one of us – is the sheep lost in the desert which no longer knows the way. The Son of God will not let this happen; He cannot abandon humanity in so wretched a condition. He leaps to His feet and abandons the glory of heaven, in order to go in search of the sheep and pursue it, all the way to the Cross. He takes it upon His shoulders and carries our humanity; He carries us all – He is the good shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep.”
~Benedict XVI

“Hear the voice of the Shepherd, lest you wander about in the mist. Gather at the mountain of Holy Scripture. There, are the things that will delight your hearts; there, you will find nothing poisonous, nothing hostile; there the pastures are most plentiful. There you will be healthy sheep . . . that is the place where [you] will rest, where [you] will say: ‘I am happy.’”
~St. Augustine