Lord of the Sheep

Once  there  were  many  sheep in my

garden

Now  only  one  is  left.

I  miss  the  times  when  this  house  was  full

of people. There  were 3  to 4  generations

living together sharing  our  joys  and  sorrows,

struggles  and  triumphs,

making  concessions for  one  another,

overlooking  faults  and  failures,

lifting  one another up

and  most  of  all trying to

show  Christ  to  the  world.

Now  I  live alone  here 

but 

 the Good Shepherd  comforts me

in  times  of  confusion

and  restlessness.

When  I  need  counsel and  an

encouraging  good  word ,

which  is  ever  so often,

He sends that too.

When  I  am  wounded  and  bleeding

He  applies  the  balm  of  Gilead

on  the  hurt.

The  challenges  of  my  life

are  great, but  God

will  not  let  me  down.

John 10

So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.





11 “ I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, 15 even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. 18 No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father
(THE BIBLE)

The  photos  show  the  movie  set  of  The  Lord  of  the Rings  which  has  been turned  into  a  sheep  farm.