A couple of weeks ago, Lynne (the shepherdess from Scouting the Divine written by Margaret Feinberg), visited Peoples Church. She graciously spoke candidly during the Tuesday morning bible study. Jen Evans, recalled a bit of Lynne’s conversation which struck her most. “Lynne explained something that it is common knowledge among those who raise sheep; "A sick sheep is a dead sheep." Sheep’s natural instinct is to hide the fact that they are sick. They will even go to the food troth and nudge the food with their nose but not eat. Lynne has to pay close attention to all her sheep making sure that one isn't walking a little slower than usual. She knows her flock and their personalities and if one's personality is a little abnormal, she has to check to see if it is healthy. Lynne shared that if a sheep is showing signs of illness, it is too late. They are already a very sick sheep.” Then, Jen shared, “Isn't it true that we will try to mask our feelings to others and even to God when things aren't going well in our lives? We try and say it is ok, ignore the problem, or try and take care of it ourselves. If we had just gone to our Good Shepherd right away, he would have taken care of our problem, our spirit, and given us peace in the circumstance.”
When you are ill (whether it be physical, emotional, or spiritual) do you go to the Good Shepherd or do you choose to ignore the symptoms and keep on going until you can’t go on any longer? By not turning to our Lord, do we not give him the worship He deserves?
written by - Becca Grinder
Check out this amazing video from Margaret on The Good Shepherd!
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