We Are Sheep

Monday Missive #66 (on Tuesday this Week)

A Poem: We Are Sheep

Lord, you call us sheep.
How can you be so insensitive?
Are we really that helpless?
Dumb,
Deranged,
And downright stupid?
Don’t answer that, Lord,
For we know we are!
We drink from dirty
Pools of polluted minds;
We eat spoiled scraps
Of misled desires;
We wander off
Into dangerous places;
Thinking we know it all,
When we know nothing.

Be our shepherd today!
Guide us,
Protect us,
Help us live
In the safety
Of your care.
Help us realize there is
Rest in your presence,
Guidance by your voice,
Acceptance in your love.

A Prayer: Lord, You Know My Tendency

Lord, you know my tendency
To gripe,
To complain,
To whine,
To focus on
My discomfort,
My wants,
My self.
Lord, let me focus this day
On what is important to you;
Let me see life through your eyes,
Through your heart,
Of humility,
Of sacrifice,
Of love;
Let me empty myself
Of selfishness,
Of pride,
Of envy;

A Passage: For Reflection This Week

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
— John 10:27 NLT