Daily Bread, reading 22 of 30
John 10:11-18
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and flieth: and the wolf catcheth, and scattereth the sheep: And the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling: and he hath no care for the sheep. I am the good shepherd; and I know mine, and mine know me. As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep. And other sheep I have, that are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd. Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No man taketh it away from me: but I lay it down of myself, and I have power to lay it down: and I have power to take it up again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
John 10:11-18 Douay-Rheims
A thought
A shepherd who owns the sheep stays when the wolf comes, and a hired hand does not. Jesus says he knows his sheep and they know him. Knowing is the main idea.
A question
Who knows you well enough to notice when you are gone?
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That is it for today.
Sources
Scripture
- John 10:11-18 . Douay-Rheims text copied from drbo.org checked