tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post5673343585422750824..comments2023-07-13T05:20:07.334-04:00Comments on Reflections from Broadneck Baptist: Like Sheep Without A ShepherdAbbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823753643734462481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-49841287066556795982008-06-15T08:45:00.000-04:002008-06-15T08:45:00.000-04:00I had no idea that sheep would become paralyzed wh...I had no idea that sheep would become paralyzed when separated from the flock. It's a very sad image, as is the one of the traumatized rats huddling in the corner. The image of Jesus carrying the sheep then reminded me of the poem "Footprints" - "...it was then that I carried you."<BR/><BR/>But it makes sense that sometimes God needs us to help do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-87853162987134789462008-06-13T15:16:00.000-04:002008-06-13T15:16:00.000-04:00In that same passage, I like the idea that was put...In that same passage, I like the idea that was put forth in one of the commentaries we read Monday night. In helping with the harvest - going out like sheep among wolves - pretty much illustrates a miracle in the works! As we work in the world to help the wounded( whether flayed, prostrate, downtrodden, or any of the various meanings of the Greek), it seems like we are to expect these miraculous things. Matthew seems to suggest that the "doing" itself is a pretty amazing thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com