Being called sheep doesn’t carry much prestige. 

Sheep can be pretty clueless and helpless. 

We’d probably much rather choose to be known as  

something noble—like a lion, a cheetah, or an eagle. 

But we’re called sheep because we tend to wander, 

we get lost, and we need constant protection and provision. 

The real blessing in all this is that we get to have a Great Shepherd. 

He’s not just an “okay shepherd”—he’s not doing it for a hidden reason. 

He loves to look after his silly sheep, 

and we definitely benefit from his care. 

Thanks, Lord, for loving us sheep with a love  

so great, so intimate, so caring, so sacrificial, so perfect. 

Today’s Reading: John 10:14-15 NLT 

I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. 

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