haiku for sheep
Good shepherd Jesus
looks with love upon his sheep,
gives himself for them.
No paid employee;
his commitment to his flock
is deep and caring.
He won’t run away
when things get tough and scary,
like when the wolves come.
A fine metaphor,
this shepherd-sheep partnership.
Jesus and his friends.
I know my own well,
and they know me; listening
to the things I say.
Lots of diff’rent sheep
in lots of diff’rent places:
all belong to me.
There will be one flock,
there will be one shepherd, too.
God’s love will shape us.
I lay down my life
for my sheep, then take it up,
to share risen life.
© Ken Rookes 2018