Readers will know my views on sheep
metaphors in the scriptures. They have a value but can be limited Yesterday, I
heard a convincing homily where the assumed sheep turned into the shepherd. The
homilist turned the tables and spoke of his humility in the face of those to
whom he is called to minister. Of the man with a wife who had a dementing
condition but chose not to have treatment for his own cancer lest he be
unavailable to care for his wife. Of the homilist, when he was a teacher (“a
tin pot dictator”), telling off a youngster for missing his homework only to
find the child was acting as carer to his sick mother and siblings. Sheep in
reality being shepherds.
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