The Loss of a Dream (Day 3 from a untitled collection)
In Psalm 23 we are told that the Lord is our Shepherd, but do you know what that means? The Bible mentions shepherds and their duties over two hundred times. When I was in Israel our guide explained that it was the shepherd’s responsibility to carry the weak lambs in their arms until they were strong enough to stand on their own; Isaiah 40:11 uses God metaphorically in this same manner. The Tanakh is a translation of the scriptures according to the traditional Hebrew text states it this way, “. . . He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them in His bosom . . .” It was also the shepherd’s duty to stand guard over the flock by day in the fields and by night in the sheepfold. I believe that’s what God had done for me all that time when I was too weak to stand on my own. In Hebrews 13:5, Jesus, as our Shepherd, said He would never leave us nor forsake us, and He never did. Have you ever looked up the word empty in the dicti...